I am in a mall, and more specifically, a large toy store, the kind with levels and almost on like the ones on television. Located in an office the the front corner of the store is the office of the Bishop, I'm assuming of the Episcopal Church, of which I am a part. The Bishop is an elderly woman, maybe in her eighties, but possesses great wisdom and is very physically able and strong. I am sitting with her in the office just passing the time talking, as it seems we are very close friends. She is telling me great things and just being her compassionate self, when the phone rings, she answers and then has a look of concern on her face, but also of inevitability, says "Alright then," and hangs up.
She looks at me, sighs, and says "Well, it's time...my time here is up" "Someone else has taken my place." She almost immediately starts packing her things to give room to the next Bishop I'm assuming. I knew we would have our time later to talk, but for now she needed to greet her people to give them comfort and to say goodbye. We opened the door and there were tons of people lined up to hug and to say goodbye. One of the people in line was a former priest of mine, and was surprised to see me there.
"You know the Bishop?"
"Yeah, we've been close friends for a long time."
"How about that?"
"Yep, she's a great person."
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