God is building us in the context of an intimate relationship. A people once called Desolate and Forsaken are now called Bride, spouse, partner, lover. It not about a building, but about building those who have been shut-out, excluded, desolate and forsaken, into the people of God. Our new Cathedral will be a tool for building faith in a people too long desolate and forsaken by the church. It will stand tall to proclaim in the loudest possible voice that no child of God is desolate or forsaken.
Wonder talks about life on the coast of Georgia.
One day, the kids began clamoring to go to the beach. They were insistent, so finally, he took them in their little boat to a tiny nearby island. Their sheepdog named Tony went with them. As they grounded their boat against the sand, Tony ran off exploring. Soon, the dog was barking up a storm, and the kids went off to investigate.