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Dear Cathedral Community,
In Acts 2, Peter stands up in a moment of transition.
Everything had just changed. Jesus had been crucified,
raised, and ascended. The Spirit had come. The familiar was gone, and
something new was beginning. And in that moment of uncertainty, Peter
anchors the people in something unchanging:
Jesus—crucified and risen.
He reminds them: this Jesus… God has raised to
life.
That matters for us right now.
à Because as a Cathedral
community, we are also walking through seasons of change and
transition. Things shift. Roles evolve. Expectations adjust.
Sometimes it feels unclear or even uncomfortable.
But like Peter, we are called to stand in the middle
of it and remember what does not change.
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Jesus is still at the center.
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The resurrection is still our foundation.
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God is still at work, even when things feel unsettled.
Transition is not the absence of God,it is often the place where God is
doing something new.
Peter himself is proof of that. The one who once
wavered is now standing with boldness. Why? Because the resurrection
changed him. And that same resurrection is shaping us.
So, as we walk through change together:
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We hold onto what is eternal
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We trust God in what is evolving
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And we remain a community marked by hope, grace, and
expectation
Because this is what we know:
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The same God who raised Jesus is still moving.
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Still building.
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Still leading His people forward.
And we get to step into that together!
Gracious and living God,
You are the author of life, the one who brings
resurrection out of what feels uncertain and new beginnings out of
seasons of change.
We lift before you our
Cathedral community.
In this time of transition, steady
our hearts.
Give us unity in spirit, clarity in discernment, and
trust in your leading.
We pray especially for those being considered as Dean.
Guide them with your wisdom.
Speak clearly into their hearts.
Grant them peace, courage, and a deep sense of your
call.
And for us, your people—
Give us listening hearts.
Help us to seek not our own will, but yours.
Form
us into a community that reflects your grace, your truth, and your
love.
Remind us that you are already at work ahead of us.
That nothing is uncertain to you.
And that the same power that raised Jesus is guiding
us now.
We trust you, Lord.
Lead us forward together.
In the name of the risen Christ,
Amen.
In Peace,
Tim+
The
Rev. Timothy M. Kingsley
Provost,
Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
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