The Importance of Reflecting God's Love and Stewardship

Ivy's question obviously comes from this place of feeling that she has gifts to offer which she can't offer in the church context. When I was Bishop of Durham, I would meet the people who were training for ordination before I ordained them. And again and again, the women in that cohort would tell me about the years, sometimes decades, that they knew deep inside them that they were called to ministry. Of course, there are muddles and problems on the way,. But the image bearing this is something which is common to all as humans. We are all to reflect God's love and stewardship into the world.