Women’s Center Lunch for Senior Women

Today was the annual PTS Women’s Center Luncheon for Senior Women, as well as one of the first days that I have seen flowers in bloom in more than seven months. 

Spring brings lots of beautiful changes, and the warm weather and the brilliant colors call out for us to stop and notice everything that’s going on around us. 

Some of the women at the lunch gave reflections about their time at PTS, and while I sat listening to some music, I began to reflect on my time here. I kept coming back to a couple of conversations I had before I came to seminary, wherein more than a couple of women who graduated from PTS warned me not to even think about going to Princeton. Women were not welcome, in fact they were harassed, during their times at PTS. 

I am grateful that I have not had to endure such a blatantly hostile experience, and perhaps I am lucky. I know that there are still lines in the sand and ceilings to be broken through. But as Dr. Pierce said in class last week, the essence of feminist expression is choice, and I have felt the love and support of many sisters (and brothers) as I have created my unique route through seminary. 

Cheers to my sisters. Cheers to the many choices that are behind and cheers to the many choices that are ahead. Cheers to us who will stand together as we we create our own unique ways through life.