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In between, liminal, that space where we wait.
Between moments; events, results, action, no action.
To stand on the threshold, waiting for something to end,
And something new to arrive, a pause in the rumble of time.
Awareness claims us, alert, a shadow of something different.

In between invitation and acceptance.
In between symptom and diagnosis.
In between send and receipt of inquiry and question.
In between love given and love received.

Liminality, a letting go, entering into confusion,
ambiguity and disorientation.
A ritual begun, pause … look back at what once was,
Look forward into what becomes.
Identity sheds a layer, reaches into something uncomfortable to wear.

In between lighting of the match and the kindling of oil.
In between choosing of text and the reading of words.
In between voices and notes carried through the air into ears to hear.
In between, creation thrusts ever forward.

Social hierarchies may disassemble and structures may fall.
Communities may revolt or tempt trust.
Tradition may falter or creativity crash forward.
Leaders may step down or take charge.
The people may choose or refuse.

In between, storm predicted, the horizon beckons.
In between, theology of process reminds us to step back.
In between, where minutia and galaxies intermingle with microbes and mysteries.
In between, liminal, that space where we wait: Look, listen, feel, breathe.

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Rev. Dr. Kate Walker

Parish Minister at Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, Alexandria, Virginia

The Rev. Dr. Kate R. Walker moved to Virginia in 2008 to serve the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church in Alexandria.Prior to MVUC, she served the Meadville Unitarian Church in Pennsylvania for ten years. She was raised UU and is a double UU preacher’s kid.She has several academic degrees you can ask her about, but are boring to list. She lives in Alexandria with her husband Mark and two deeply loved Springer Spaniels.She is an outdoor enthusiast, frequently found hiking, skiing, sailing, biking and staring at the sky while thinking about nothing at all.
Her experience with Unitarian Universalism includes serving as the Scribe of the Ministerial Conference at Berry Street, being a Regional Transitions Coach for search committees, in addition to a list of other leadership roles that no one wants to read, and Kate is too humble to list.

Latest posts by Rev. Dr. Kate Walker (see all)

• In Between - January 1, 2020
• The Master Plan - December 1, 2017