Moving Upward Together: Day 33

 

Day 33, The Men’s Restroom – Bill Tucker

“I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;

Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

Your old men shall dream dreams,

And your young men shall see visions” (Joel 2:28.)

The men of the church know this; the women may not. There is a shower stall in the men’s restroom near Gleason Hall, across from the courtyard. It was installed probably two decades ago. I don’t know if it has ever been used. Why was it installed, you may ask?

It was installed because in the ‘90s one of our high school youth members had an idea precipitated from out-of-town work trip experiences. The visiting youth were sometimes housed in churches as a “home away from home”. Because these churches had restrooms AND showers, young people could be lodged less expensively.

One of our kids thought our church could also become hospitable to out-of-town groups. Thus, at the time when the kitchen renovation was undertaken, a shower was installed in the men’s restroom. The

shower was a method of serving others outside of our own congregation. It was young person’s idea of how St. Mark could be helpful to others.

Lord God, pour out your Spirit on St. Mark’s young and old. Then help us listen to each other as we try to articulate those visions and dreams.