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The Rt. Rev. Vashti McKenzie is absolutely beautiful and an extremely powerful speaker. I loved the way she used analogies to get her point across. I’m totally paraphrasing here but she urged us to flow together like a river into the shelters, churches, prisons, high schools and group homes so that we might be a catalyst for positive change in the urban communities. As we flow together we will get stronger.

My favorite part of the sermon was when she asked us if a rock and a river were set against each other, which would be the victor. And girl, she preached I tell you. She said the river would push on and on against that rock until it broke into a stone. And the waves would push and collide against that stone until it cracked into a pebble. The water would push onward until the pebble broke down and became sand. The sand would turn into silt. Finally, the silt would flow and become one with the river. How? Through persistence. She inspired us to be persistent when trying to accomplish our goals of bettering our community and spreading God’s word and that obstacles will be defeated if we flow as one. She is the bomb.

After Union Theological Seminary’s Convocation Ceremony where the Bishop received the Union Medal, the school’s highest honor, there was a reception. The atmosphere at the school was very welcoming. If anyone is thinking about becoming a minister, Union seems like a great place to consider attending. I wish I could have made it to the breakfast this morning where Bishop McKenzie met with students and faculty. To say the least, she was very giving of her time, experience and expertise.

Thank you CrimsonTide4 for the information.