When life gets to be too much...

Sometimes my life resembles a television drama; day after day the same characters with some unexpected or even expected plot twist that throws the characters into a whirl.
For much of that life I lived inside the drama then age, experience, maturity and call has put me into a position where I am the resource that people turn to in their dramas. Some dramas are quite removed but then other fall close to home and a person needs to be careful not to let their heart break to the point that they themselves break.
When that happens to whom does the resource person turn. Well, obviously, I hope to a person more mature and experienced, even called to be a similar resource person. This person is often called friend but sometime counsellor.
But that should only be one of the stopovers for relief from the drama. The other stop? God.
Remember "If your day is hemmed with prayer, it is less likely to unravel."

Psalms and Wisdom

I failed to keep up with a journal because last week I again became a student and still had to keep up with the rest of my life.

The subject....Psalms and Wisdom. The class opened up so many new ideas about the purpose behind these beautiful writings in the Bible. After having studied Hebrew last semester, the depth of meaning took on a whole new dimension.

For example, in Hebrew there is no separation between the being and the soul of that being. This division of body and soul came from the Greeks. So when the Psalmist says soul, he means the whole being and the bit we call soul.

Interesting, huh. Will pass on more tidbits as I process all that I have learned.

Saint Valentine

Today, I have heard people diss Valentine's Day. I listened while people excitedly spoke of plans with the one they love.

I am sure this is not what Saint Valentine intended. I know that I do not need people to experience love. You see, it wells up from deep within me and overflows. It is something that I have that I must share. Not something that I need to seek.

So with all my love, Happy Saint Valentine's Day!

backing talkwards

Isn't it funny how sometimes, even when you try hard, you just cannot say what you mean?

For instance, yesterday Deb was trying to ask Phyl if she would like to help fix dinner and it came out, "Phyl, do you want to cook me up for dinner?" How funny is that?

Then tonight, Mal tried to ask if he could smell something cooking and it came out, "Can I feel something smelling?"

One thing I cannot give are concise directions to my husband while he is driving. For example, once I told him, "Turn right into the driveway on the left!" He didn't turn anywhere, I wonder why....

It has begun...again

I have been expecting this process for nearly two years. It has now officially begun. Yesterday, I had my first interview for candidacy as a Uniting Church of Australia Minister of the Word.

I found that although the interview questions were difficult; they were fair. I also found that I had reasonable answers for each question. Perhaps, it is another confirmation of the call of God. This interview was not as stressful as I had anticipated but I realize that this is only the begining.

I will be in this process until around June. But then it is still not really over, is it? Life just continues in processes the end of one being the begining of another. If accepted as candidate, then spend a few years in that process until ordination, then in that process till ????

See what I mean?

Relationships

I haven't posted because I spent this last week on holiday. This was a very special holiday because it focused on relationships. Mal and I spent 6 days renew and tend relationships. We spent time importantly on our relationship with each other. We spent time on relationships with family. And we spent time with relationships with friends.

In time much of the material stuff that I have will be gone, broken, worn out, replaced and lost. Yet we spend a great deal of time on the stuff. So this holiday was spent to ensure the things that can be truly lasting will last. I would have to say then it was a successful trip. The bond in several relationships have been strengthened and I know that these bonds will be strong enough to last through whatever life may dish out.

In fact, I depend on them being that strong!