Romans 16

Thirteen years ago, I stopped going to churchThat summer, our church was listed in a survey of Christian ministers– we rated among forty of the most creative and influential in the U.S.• but I was broken, burned-out, feeling alone and like a failure– Barbara was with me and helpful through a slow process of healing• conversations with Fr. Romuald steered me closer to Jesus• Barb and I spent Sunday on long walks◦ we were refreshed as we followed a trail near the ocean– towards the end of 2006, I found myself missing my church friends• people, who for thirty years had been my life◦ a few of them had written to say, missed my teaching• a year later, I began sending a handful of people Reflections(personal meditations from my daily reading in the Scriptures)◦ two years later, Reflexion began with meetings in our home