The deep breath...

...before the plunge.  After the weekend's Divine Services and Bible Class, Higher Things Nashville beckons, and then the Synodical Convention, and then a couple weeks vacation (which may be mostly staycation).  May the Lord have mercy on our Synod and grant us a leader and a vision for the future that upholds our faith (and doesn't war against it) and that can lead us to greater unity in our worship of the Blessed Trinity and in mission and outreach!