Listen- April 20, 2020

The beginning of any new adventure, journey, or even quarantine comes with a whole list of emotions and feelings. God is loving and gentle enough to hear all of our prayers and feelings and worries and concerns and still call us Beloved.

Listen to Ginny Wilder read â€œBeloved is Where We Beginâ€ by Jan Richardson.

After listening, discuss these questions:

What are some of the ways you have felt during these days of social distancing?
Where have you experienced the presence of God during these days?

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About our Contributors

Sharon Ely Pearson

Chelsy Haynes

Christine Hides

Roger Hutchison

Ginny Wilder

Sharon Ely Pearson

Sharon Ely Pearson recently retired as Editor and Christian Formation Specialist

with Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) with over 30+ years of experience in

Christian formation on the local, judicatory, and church-wide level. Known for her

knowledge of the variety of published curricula across the church, she has also had

her hand in the birthing of numerous books, including the best-seller, Call on Me: A

Prayer Book for Young People and the 6-book series of Faithful Celebrations: Making

Time for God. A graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and a lifelong

Episcopalian, she lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband John, a 17.5 lb. cat

named Shadow, and Chobe, a 7-year-old, tennis-ball-fetching, rescue black lab. They

have two adult children (both teachers) and a 5-year-old granddaughter who is a

budding environmental activist. Follow her at www.rowsofsharon.com.

Chelsy Haynes

Chelsy Haynes has a passion for service and a heart for little ones. She's a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and graduated with a B.A. in Media, Culture, and the Arts from The King's College. Currently serving as the Youth and Family Director at Calvary-St. George's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, Chelsy enjoys working with kids and their families to help foster connections through hands-on crafts that engage the imagination.

Christine Hides

Christine V. Hides is the Director of Christian Education at Kenilworth Union Church, parent of teenagers, and author of the website Bless Each One. As a commissioned deacon in the United Methodist Church, she is called to develop faith formation resources that nurture imagination and participation in Godâ€™s vision of peace and justice. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

Roger Hutchison

Roger Hutchison is the Director of Christian Formation and Parish Life at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston. An artist who paints with children and adults in a variety of contexts, he is the author of several books including Jesus: God Among Us, The Painting Table, and The Very Best Day. Roger serves as the chair of the Forma Council and is a member of the National Association of Grieving Children and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He lives with his family outside of Houston, Texas.

Ginny Wilder

Ginny Wilder is the rector of St. Anneâ€™s Episcopal Church in Winston Salem, NC, where the congregationâ€™s focus is to live our baptism every day in the ways we offer our gifts back to our community. Ginny is a writer and in 2017 Church Publishing Incorporated published her book All My Words Have Holes in Them. In November of 2016 she released her seventh album All Clear with Fran McKendree as producer. In her spare time Ginny enjoys hiking, biking, and spending time with her wife and dogs. Ginny believes there are some experiences that our language canâ€™t interpret and when that happens, music steps in and dances with our souls.