Ezekiel found himself in the valley of dry bones when God said, “I will put my spirit within you and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act.”

Sometimes it is in the valley of the dry bones that God breathes life into us and put us down in our own soil. Each of us has our own ministries that spring from the living water that runs through us. Dams break and our roots grow in the compost of our lives and our community. Too often, we try to become cookie cutter Christians, cardboard church members, or stereotypical clergy.  Each of us carries our own gifts and is rooted in our own God given soil.   Thanks to all the folks involved in the Women Touched by Grace Pastoral Excellence Program who help me to celebrate the fertile soil where I am planted.

Spring is here. Jesus will be crucified again. The sun will rise on Easter morning.