Roll call: Tara? Here! God? Here!

Ok, God Is obviously here in so many ways, but I had an experience at lunch Thursday that could only be the work of God.  (yes, Sunday is a little late to post about this…but my first opportunity..you may get a few posts today)

 

Thursday over lunch there were three options to choose from 1) The MFSA Immigration Rally, 2) The Connectional Table informational session on the Global Church re-structuring, and 3) The Laity Luncheon.  Since I had already signed up for the Laity Luncheon, and I was hungry, I chose option #3, although I was wondering if I would be a “better” delegate if I participated in one of the other options. 

Half-way through our meal, I met the woman sitting to my left, Sarah from New Orleans.  We quickly realized we met ~10 years ago while I was at Tulane!  I was active in the Wesley Campus Center while I was at Tulane, and Sarah served on the Campus Center’s Board.  We had a wonderful time reminiscing about the young adults at the campus center, the pastor Rev. Judy Shema who played a significant role in my spiritual development, and discussing the New Orleans Katrina recovery efforts which the UMC has played a major role.   

I just thought, what are the chances, of all the Methodists in the world, that Sarah and I would be elected delegates, and of the thousands of Methodists in Fort Worth these weeks, that we would sit next to each other over lunch.