Encountering death and savoring life
"We have to pay attention to get to the new life that comes after a death, but it takes work and intention to get there."
Rebecca Gresham is pastor at Faith Presbyterian Church in Medford, New Jersey. Outside of church and family life, you can find her in nature, finding fun ways to be creative or asking awkwardly deep questions of people she just met.
"We have to pay attention to get to the new life that comes after a death, but it takes work and intention to get there."
We are programmed to look for the big moments, the big trips, the holy places, but God can meet us anywhere if we slow down and pay attention.
Rebecca Gresham defines hope by looking at the world around her.
Whether it was struggling with reading as a first grader or wrestling with Hebrew as a seminarian, Rebecca Gresham’s education taught her that she can do hard things, even if it requires multiple attempts and some failure. This is a lesson she brings to her ministry: There is always a way forward.
Rev. Rebecca Gresham-Kesner shares her experience of being a woman in ordained ministry.
Rev. Rebecca Gresham-Kesner’s questions brought her to the PC(USA), and the space allowed for her continued questions is why she stays.
Now, when I get to these moments that feel like they may overcome me, I turn to nature ... I remember whose I am, that I am not traveling alone, and that one day I will be ok.
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