Margaret Hawk

Margaret Ruth Hawk, 59, of Galloway, OH, formerly of Richwood, OH, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Margaret graduated from Bechtel High School, Bowling Green State University, and the Methodist Theological School. After spending five years as the supervisor of Cokesbury (a United Methodist bookstore), she moved on to her true passion and love - being the Pastor for New Creation MCC in Columbus, OH. Over the course of 25 years as Pastor, Margaret had many accomplishments but she was most proud of officiating numerous Holy Unions and later several weddings, leading the congregation in establishing their own building, and aiding New Creation MCC to become a monthly Mid-Ohio food bank distribution site. Most importantly though, she counseled, prayed, held, loved, encouraged, listened, and lifted up each person that came across her path. Her immense kindness, compassion, and empathy for people guided her life and work. One of the gifts Margaret possessed and passed on to others was the ability to find large joy in small things: a bird tugging at fibers on a tennis ball, a petal, a toy. All of these were fodder for reflection and writing. Margaret was a living poem. Her humor, reverberating laughter, keen insight and comfort will be sorely missed. She was preceded in death by her life partner, Stephanie Miller; stepson, Nathan Miller; father, Donald Hawk; and brother Kenny Hawk. She is survived by her mother, Patricia Stout Hawk; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Miller; brothers, David (Linda) Hawk and Andrew (LeAnn) Hawk; cousin Tracy Meisky; as well as a large circle of loving friends and extended family. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. "Standing on Holy Ground" by Margaret Hawk March 26, 2014 Standing on Holy Ground has nothing to do with you your pedicure your white robe your religious affiliation your gender your orientation your age your piety your anything Standing on Holy Ground has to do with God being there with you even when your feet stink your robe needs to be washed and you have no faith community... when your gender or orientation is everything and nothing at the same time when you're one or a hundred and one... when you can't pray or when you can... Standing on Holy Ground has to do with God being there with you and you may not even realize it's holy because of all the things that "feel" wrong to you Standing on Holy Ground has to do with God being there with you, and me, and even with them... and every once in a while we're aware enough to realize it. "Pruned" by Margaret Hawk April 11, 2014 being pruned seems so harsh the pruned stub so dead and it is but close by is where the new energy will burst forth often more prolifically than the original growth could handle i don't know why this is so but anyone who has the courage to prune will tell you it's true so when Spirit tells you it's time to change course a bit to take a new shape to climb the trellis from another angle please let the Gardener prune you so you can continue to grow in a way that's pleasing to the one whose life you're meant to reflect anyway the stub is so forlorn and the dream of what lay in that direction taunts the one who cannot accept that stages of maturity mean making choices maximizing energy and trusting - always trusting - that the Gardener knows how best to help you reach your fullest potential