As we worshiped together this morning, remembering those saints in the faith who had completed this earthly part of their journey during the past year...as we sang the lovely, heart rending words of John Ylvisaker's "Borning Cry"...as we heard Pastor Jennifer's proclamation of the Gospel message- "Do to others as you would have them do to you."...as we lighted candles in remembrance of those loved and lost since last All Saints'...as we shared in the holy meal, enacting in our very own flesh our one-ness as the Body of Christ in this place...as we shared in the prayer for this election, asking the one God to grant us wisdom and discernment, respect and compassion, even for those with whom we disagree... as we were a part of all these things on this beautiful, glorious, sunny Carolina day, my mind and heart were filled to overflowing with the words of the baptismal blessing in our Lutheran tradition, the words said over every baptized pe...
