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Bishop Rivera's Greetings to the People of Eastern Oregon Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, When I was in seminary one of my professors had a poster on his door that has defined my life: “To believe in God is to know that the rules are fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.” Wonderful surprises is exactly what God has had in store for me much of my life. In each of the places I have served I have found amazing surprises. Sometimes I wasn’t so sure that the rules really were fair, but looking back, I have come to understand that I didn’t have the foggiest idea about what the rules were, and that the surprises mostly came out of left field. This surprise – of being your Assisting Bishop – didn’t seem to fit the rules. And yet here we are. I was stunned when I was elected Bishop Suffragan in the Diocese of Olympia, and knocked off my feet when I was invited to participate in your Standing Committee’s Discernment Process for a Provisional Bishop. When I read about the qualities you sought in a Provisional Bishop, I heard a call. This is work I believe I am called to do. Blessedly, Bishop Rickel, bishop diocesan of Olympia, was open to my entering into discernment with you, to being a missionary partner with EDEO. None of us knows how the details of all this will work out, nor do we know where God will lead us. We never do, but this particular leg of the journey has no map. We will take it a piece at a time and we will evaluate how it’s going on a regular basis. Mostly, I look forward to getting to know each of you – each and every congregation, commission, region and minister. I look forward to walking with you, to discerning with you, to joining you on our journey together in Christ. I pray that I will be God’s instrument for wonderful surprises in the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon – surprises that delight, and that bring us all closer together and to God. Bendición, Nedi
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