What do you do when your world is shattered, or your heart is broken? Life was not the same after her spouse died. They had been together for 44 years when he suddenly became ill and died by the end of the week.

I am confident that the Spirit, even now in this time of brokenness in our UMC, calls us to be the church. Perhaps in a very new form, but always the church, the Body of Christ. Let us pray to have the creative inspiration to take ash and mud and re-make our church anew.

In his book, Strength to Love, Martin Luther King, Jr wrote — “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Like so often in life, our 2019 General Conference in St. Louis was an experience of both woe and blessing.

By Rev. Dan Morley, North District Superintendent Our District Leadership Conference is a beautiful example of the strength of our connectional...