I married Francis in Montgomery, Alabama on September 9th of 1944. We were married in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Francis immediately converted me from the Methodist faith of my forefathers to the Episcopal faith. For this I have been and continue to be eternally grateful. That was 65 years ago.
I never did and still do not allow the national Church’s public squabbles to weaken my support of confidence in the Episcopal fatih. I need the Episcopal faith and believe strongly in it’s teachings and structures. I am fully supported and enjoy the confidence and guidance I receive from Bishop MacPherson, Rector George, and the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church congregation.
All the moral, theological, and spiritual needs I receive from the Episcopal Church help me not to fall prew to the folly (foolish), intransigency (stubborn), and caprice (unstable) of human conduct. These cannot and do not change. Changing you name will not change your characteristics. Therefore, I seek to examine my own conduct and character and seek the Church’s guidance in order to better myself. I presume anyone who attends a Church on a regular basis does the same. That is why the Church exists, is it not?
“Activity done without thinking is habit”