So...it's about time I checked back in here after a wild couple of months. I distinctly remember someone saying to us as seminary students: "Sure, it's busy in the fall, winter and spring; but summer's pretty quiet."
That was a lie.
Lest I complain too much, however, it has been a good kind of busy. I'm constantly amazed (apparently I'm a slow learner) at the generosity of folks in this place, and at their sense of call to participate in the mission of the church. Back in mid-May, it looked like our little expansion project wasn't going to happen. The construction bids came in way higher than the estimates...so much so that, in spite of having raised more money than we thought we needed, we were still $25,000+ short. So the leadership of the parish and I are dreading this congregational meeting where we're going to have to make a decision to hold on the project. Then two families come forward and write the checks for what we need. As a consequence, there's a hole by the front door, a jack-hammer on the sidewalk, and some guys climbing on the roof. And by early September we'll have a gathering space that's twice as big as it was before. Very cool.
One of these days I'm going to learn more about faith and how to relax into it.
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You would think that we would eventually LEARN these lessons, but for some reason we can't. Jen and I were afraid that we wouldn't be able to raise nearly enough money to send 10 kids to the National Gathering, but the people of this congregation came through on that one too. What an amazing group of people we have here! I just wish my faith could match up to the amount that they apparently have!
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