new church life : july / august 2017
much more often than usual . And I would watch every time for a certain synagogue on the Upper West Side . It had the words of Micah 6:8 carved around the top of the building : “ What doth the Lord require of you , but to do justly , to love mercy , and to walk humbly with your God ?”
Somehow , thinking about those words made the day , made the city , seem less unsettled . Even when things have gone very wrong , I believe that using truth and good to walk humbly with your God will lead you to use and happiness .
So here we are at commencement : the end of one journey and the start of many others . You ’ re heading off now to pursue further studies , start new careers , and generally find your place in life . My wish for you today is that in all those pursuits you “ do justly , love mercy , and walk humbly with your God .”
Congratulations to the Class of 2017 !
Erin Glenn Busby graduated from the Academy Girls School in 1991 , earned her B . A . from The College of William and Mary , and graduated first in her class from Harvard Law School . She clerked for Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Judge Michael Boudin of the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . Before becoming an independent appellate specialist she was an associate in two law firms . She has had a distinguished career as an attorney and law professor at the University of Texas and is co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Texas Law School . She is a member of the Academy Board of Trustees and serves on the Legal Advisory Committee . She and her husband , Justice J . Brett Busby , live in Houston , Texas , with their two children . Contact : egbusby @ swbell . net
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