This week, I am in Lake Tahoe at my childhood camp and conference center, Zephyr Point Conference Center. This place has formed and continues to form me through the beauty of creation and the people who gather here. This time, I am here with a Presbyterian Clergy and Leaders of Color gathering. This morning, we were given a scripture passage and sent to sit with it. Well, of course, I got distracted by this spinning leaf, so I wrote some words about how fast we moving, the rhythms of living, and whether in peaks or valleys, we all need time to slow down and rest. I invite you to watch and listen to all 30 seconds over and over again. It’s mesmerizing. Even the Leaves Shall Rest whether spun about by a whispering wind or a deafening gale even the leaves shall rest whether your heart is breaking with despair for what is or is racing with anticipation for what may be even the leaves shall rest whether your mind is filled with swirling contridictions or is settled into a comfortable caden...