Searching for Work, continued

The following statement appeared in the Sunday, March 29, 2009 bulletin of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, NJ. Although I did not write it, or provide any input, it captures the essence of the work we are doing—

“Signs of God’s Work Among Us…
Church is a place where we can come and share our burdens with others. It is a place where we can help bear the burdens of others. Searching for Work is a group that lives out this practice every Tuesday morning. Those who are in a period of job transition gather together to share their stories, their successes, their failures, their learnings, and their mutual support and encouragement. It is a place where God is experienced through gathering of the saints: ‘And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching’ (Hebrews 10: 24–25)”