In this week’s episode, I am joined by Bishop Mariann Budde! Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for 86 Episcopal congregations and ten Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools. Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing new expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. Key Points • Love as a lifelong quest • Faith's roots in a rocky life • Embracing the sacrament of imperfection • Recognizing our flawed kinship • The refreshing resurgence of faith Best Quotes 02:41 - 02:48 • "My conscious journey of faith began when I was an adolescent, which I don't think is an uncommon experience." 03:33 - 03:38 • "As soon as he said, invite Jesus into my heart, I just felt this loneliness inmy heart." 04:37 - 04:44 • "There was a part of me that was struggling with the confinement of the worldview." 39:13 - 39:20 • "My job is to love people as Jesus loves, and that's it."   For more about Mariann: https://edow.org/about/bishop-mariann/