From Water to Land to Air

Aaand, they're out of the gate!!!  Or, at least sitting near the gate at the airport. Sunny. Appreciated by helpful agents who are grateful for "an experienced traveler" with their tickets and id out. There was a 5 AM rush of vacationing families that needed a lot of shepherding.  Well, I might need a lot of shepherding myself soon as a newby GA pilgrim.
Wonder how much last minute work I can get done during airport waiting?

Otsego Lake and Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna begins here at James Fenimore Cooper's "Glimmerglass."  It winds through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland- emptying as a broad, full river into the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace.

Water to Travel

From the beginning of the Susquehanna River to Minneapolis.

Otsego Lake

Otsego Lake in Cooperstown is the source of the Susquehanna River. Waters from the Lake will be carried to the Minneapolis PCUSA font.

Packing the Backpack for PCUSA General Assembly

Heading out to Minneapolis for the big Pres Church USA 219th General Assembly as an Elder Commissioner for the Presbytery of Utica. What does that mean? Voting member. Read lots of stuff on line and in the mail before I go. Get my computer gear ready. Get my head clear and my ears open. Fill a small vessel with water from Otsego Lake- the Glimmerglass- the source of the Susquehanna River- to take to fill the font of the spiritual waters from all over the country. Listen, pray, discern, voice, vote.

Rivers of Living Water is the GA theme and the life source for all of that discernment, active listening and embracing the many people of God.

Why "Leaning Downsteams?" In whitewater canoeing and kayaking, the way to shoot the rapids is to lean downstream. Counter intuitive? Sometimes it is. My mantra for the week will be to lean downstream into God's streams of many living waters of light, love, justice and peace.

My fellow travelers from the Presbytery of Utica are Youth Advisory Delegate, Liz Williams; Clergy Commissioner, Rev. Janet Hoover; and Stated Clerk, Harry Young.

Will I/we be successful? Stay tuned.