Good morning from New York City. I’m thinking this morning about something that happened last weekend. My friend Sara Forden was in town. By the way, if you didn’t listen to Friday’s episode, I did a brief interview with her. It’s really terrific and well worth your time. Her story is fascinating, and I hope you’ll take a moment to listen.

Anyway, Sara and I decided on Sunday to go to church. Neither of us are big churchgoers, but when I said to her, how would you feel about going to an Easter service?, she said ‘I’d love to’. We started laughing like ‘do you even know where to go?’ In fact, I did.

I had been thinking for some time that I really wanted to visit the Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue. I think it’s a non-denominational Protestant church. I walk by a lot and always take note of how they communicate inclusivity. The flags that are waving outside on the wrought iron fence that surrounds the church. The signs they post out on the street to invite people in always call my attention. I said they’re going to have a beautiful Easter service, and in fact it was really beautiful.

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