

What if the Y can be a place where heaven and earth come together? What if the Y can be a place where the love of God moves into the neighborhood? What if the Y can be generous inside and out, true from start to finish? That is what I hope for.īut I also know that this hope isn't always a reality. I think the Y can also be a thin place, like Jesus. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.”

The Message translation of John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood.

I have also felt this in everyday moments through individuals caring for one another, in the midst of unexpected laughter, and through meditation and prayer. In Jordan Kisner's book, "Thin Places," she explains that according to a Celtic proverb, “thin places” are where “the barrier between the physical world and the spiritual world wears thin and becomes porous.” I have experienced several moments in my life that I would call a "thin place." I have felt this at the birth of a baby, on a mountaintop at sunrise, and even in a hospital room filled with love for someone who is dying.
