The General Assembly has adjourned. It's been a couple days since I posted in this Blog. The reason, in short, is exhaustion. The last two days have been very busy with plensry meetings. Thursday evening we didn't recess until about 11:30 p.m. Friday evening we got done earlier. It was 10:45 p.m. Whike exhausting it was a wonderful time to see people speaking on different sides of issues. To see the work as we finalized decisions on various overtures and committee reports. I very seldom get up and speak at a Presbytery meeting. And yet I found myself going to the microphone to speak at the General Assembly. The first time I went to the microphone I was probably the next person to speak when someone called the question. There are nine different microphones around the Assembly Hall. But as I looked around I'm pretty sure I was the next one up. I then was going to ask a question during the interview of the two candidates for stated Clerk of our denomination. Again I think I was within one or two of speaking when time ran out on the discussion time. Finally on Friday evening I spoke concerning one of the overtures coming out of the Peacemaking and International Issues Committee, of which I wad a part. Each person making comments is allowed 60 Seconds, and I used every one of them. I also ended up going to the microphone to call the question on one of our committees overtures.
This morning we had a last few items of business, a thank you to the host committee, and a video about the General Assembly to be held in 2018 in St Louis Missouri. After that video we had worship one last time. Communion was served at each of our worship services. Special music, the singing of hymns, and the sermons were all very inspiring. What a remarkable experience it has been to be a part of the working of the Presbyterian Church USA at this the 222nd General Assembly. After I return home I will work on a final blog with additional thoughts and a summary of some of the highlights of this General Assembly.
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