From the Priest-in-Charge - 2025 Annual Giving Campaign: "Walk in Love"

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, 
and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, 
a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Ephesians 5:1-2

Dear friends,

Generosity is a journey. It’s a practice that we learn and nurture within our hearts. It isn’t so obvious to most of us to give away what we have worked hard to acquire or to donate our precious time without compensation. It takes something as radical as Love to inspire us to share our time, talent, and treasure with others. This is a journey we make together, a Walk in Love.

As we have lived with the Gospel of Mark this year in church, we have been brought into a world turned radically upside down. The laws and customs that had been in place for centuries were challenged, power and dominion have been questioned, and a culture hemmed in from all sides by oppression and subjugation desperately seeks a way forward. 

As it turns out, it is not politics or force that cause the change in society, but the simplest concept of Love. Jesus causes a revolution of the heart by daring to reach out to the outcast and teach others to do the same. He walks in love with the marginalized, the poor, and the sick, and brings us along with him on his journey. 

The most miraculous gift of Love is that actually, it was there within us all along. All we had to do was find it, tap into it, and begin growing it. And look what happened? We have learned to share, to give, to volunteer, to accompany others, to feed our neighbors, to pray, to visit, to strive for change. 

As our 2024-25 Annual Giving Campaign at Saint George’s kicks off toward our goal of $75,000, we will be intentionally raising up stories of how we Walk in Love with each other in our congregation. I invite you to share your stories of inspiration and connection with our shared ministry in this place and with each other. I invite you to Walk in Love.

Faithfully,
The Rev. Spencer D. Cantrell