In this Episode, Jonah and Patrick reflect on the extraordinary year that was 2020, and look forward into 2021. 

What did 2020 ask of you? 

What did it give you?

The God of the Door, of Gateways and Transitions, was named Janus in the Roman tradition.  He was a God of Beginnings and is depicted (see the above sculpture) as looking backward with one face and forward with another.  This practice of stepping out of oneself in the evening and looking back over the day that was and ahead to the day that is coming is a core element in the spiritual disciplines we encourage here at the seminary.  Standing at the gateway of the new year and the close of the old at the end of the Holy Nights is a powerful time to practice this on a larger scale: looking back of the ‘day’ of the previous year and ahead to the coming one.  

We invite you to do the same!  What did 2020 ask of you?  What did it gift you?  And what do you anticipate is coming your way in 2021?  These are the guiding questions of Jonah and Patrick’s conversation in this episode and questions we’d love to hear your answers to.  Please share your reflections in the comment section below.

The conversation we share today is a conversation of many firsts: the first episode of the new year, the first conversation over Zoom (instead of our usual sit-downs), and the first since Patrick's move back to the United States. Patrick has returned to Spring Valley to shepherd the Ordinands in their Ordination semester.

Our thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed the opening music, "On the Road" and the closing music, "Seeking Together".  You can find more of his music here.

Our thanks also to Emily Watson for her digital production work behind the scenes!

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Thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed our theme music, “Seeking Together."