Please credit Episcopal News Service . More than 200 people gathered at Atlanta's Commerce Club March 27 to welcome the presiding bishop on his first official public visit to the Diocese of Atlanta. The event benefited the Episcopal Media Center, which has been serving Anglicans for 56 years. The presiding bishop said in his travels he sees the Episcopal Church as alive and well and not wracked by controversy and conflict, as some choose to believe. We have so many people who are bringing things together in Christ and focusing on mission and the work of reconciliation.
Communication is what the Bible is all about.
Griswold cited the Old Testament stories of creation, the exodus from Egypt and the messages from the prophets as examples of how God speaks to us. The laws and commandments given to us are not so much laws and commandments as they are signs of relationship and intimacy between God and God's people. He said God also communicates through the Holy Spirit, which pours God's spirit into us so God can speak through us. Communication and communion are really the same thing. I am very grateful for all those who do this work, pledge my support and look forward to a glorious future and building partnerships together in the service of the gospel.