I am wrapping up my annual trip with a group of friends, brothers, and colleagues with whom I have been meeting for the last twenty years. We graduated seminary together and have met together nearly every year since (2020 an exception of course). This year, we gathered at a house at Lake Chelan, Washington. The lake is settled in this beautiful valley with hills and mountains all around. The water is a deep blue and is apparently incredibly clear when you are on the water looking down into the depth of the third deepest lake in the United States.