Letter From Rev. Beu
Dear Friends,
The Board has decided to end Laura’s services as DRE. I agreed with that decision, but none of us are happy about it. Indeed, we feel compassion and concern for Laura and her family as well as for her friends here at Emerson. Laura has done good work over the years. I hope that we can keep hold of that fact.
This is a sad time for our community but there were good reasons for the board to take this action. We did so with the good of Emerson in our minds. I hope that you accept that was our motivation and try to understand our reasons for this action. I believe that we tried to understand Laura and her supporters. We knew that it was not easy to make some of the changes that were asked of Laura. But from our point of view they were important.
I can tell you from my own personal experience that when I was asked to resign from my church in New Hampshire by a majority vote of the Board, I felt compassion for them because I could see that they agonized over that decision. And while at first, I felt a desire to fight it, I knew that in the long run, that would only serve to divide the church. I knew that I did not want that. And I also knew that for the sake of my career it would be best to leave with a blessing. And so, I worked my last four months doing the best I could to serve them as their minister. Indeed, I think I gave my best sermons in that time.
Therefore, my friends, I ask that we help Laura leave with a blessing. Without a blessing, there is coldness and bitterness, but with a blessing there is warmth and compassion. To this day, I have many friends still at that church in Keene and I was proud of how I acted in the last 4 months of my ministry there. I truly hope that we can do the same for Laura and our community.
Faithfully yours
Harold
The Board has decided to end Laura’s services as DRE. I agreed with that decision, but none of us are happy about it. Indeed, we feel compassion and concern for Laura and her family as well as for her friends here at Emerson. Laura has done good work over the years. I hope that we can keep hold of that fact.
This is a sad time for our community but there were good reasons for the board to take this action. We did so with the good of Emerson in our minds. I hope that you accept that was our motivation and try to understand our reasons for this action. I believe that we tried to understand Laura and her supporters. We knew that it was not easy to make some of the changes that were asked of Laura. But from our point of view they were important.
I can tell you from my own personal experience that when I was asked to resign from my church in New Hampshire by a majority vote of the Board, I felt compassion for them because I could see that they agonized over that decision. And while at first, I felt a desire to fight it, I knew that in the long run, that would only serve to divide the church. I knew that I did not want that. And I also knew that for the sake of my career it would be best to leave with a blessing. And so, I worked my last four months doing the best I could to serve them as their minister. Indeed, I think I gave my best sermons in that time.
Therefore, my friends, I ask that we help Laura leave with a blessing. Without a blessing, there is coldness and bitterness, but with a blessing there is warmth and compassion. To this day, I have many friends still at that church in Keene and I was proud of how I acted in the last 4 months of my ministry there. I truly hope that we can do the same for Laura and our community.
Faithfully yours
Harold
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