Brothers and Sisters please share a high and low related to your walk with God and life in general - it should be something recent, in the last month or so.
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Starting the novitiate classes have been very wonderful to me. I love communicating with my fellow novices and Br Don is an excellent facilitator. Sis Elena chimes in from time to time as well with her wonderful wit and knowledge.
Yesterday the diocese had a 'Quiet Day' in St Louis. I went even though I really needed to stay home and get some stuff done (see below). What a great day! I had never been to such a thing before, now I am hooked.
Low point would have to be the inability I have to focus and organize. I know that sounds a bit trite, but it spills over to everything else and I get to the point where I am too tired for Compline or Evening Prayer so I just read it so I can go to bed, if I even do that some (perhaps most) times.
Or the morning is half over before I pray Morning Prayer. And then there are the piles on my desks at home and the office. Sheets of paper with my to-do lists on them and no check marks to show completion.
I missed Wednesday Evening Eucharist this past week because a meeting ran over, and it affected the rest of the week, too many piles and I can see it affecting my ministry.
Pray for me please that I may feel at peace and do what needs to be done.
Br Carl
Sr. Jackie said:
My spiritual high last week was Wednesday night we had a special service in honor of St. Michael and all Angels. It was beautiful with candles burning all over the church, bells, incense, ect. After the service we had ice cream and talked about the angels in our lives. I was the acolyte for this occasion and wore my habit. All of this combined made me feel so at peace.
I agree with Br. Carl regarding the Thursday night novicing classes. Although I'm probably two questions behind all the time, I just love it. When I turn off my computer my brain is drained, but my spiritual level is high.
My low point was earlier that Wednesday (before church), with some stressful issues I had with some of my dance moms and then driving back to Jamestown through road construction trying to get to church on time. BUT how quickly God picked me up and after church I wondered why I was so "wigged out"!!
Like the agony of beginning sermon preparation, having no idea where to start, and the ecstacy of delivering said sermon? I am finding that when I dwell on the big picture, i.e., the Chruch at large, the state of our country and the world, I can feel overwhelmed and lose my courage. On the other hand, when I see the lady on the front row in church looking up at me expectantly with her good eye, I find myself not only full of courage but strength as well. Perhaps it is in the "little" things that we find what we need to carry on. Perhaps it is that relationship where we find ourselves (where we are planted) that we find our tasks. Leave the big stuff to God.
My "High" was visiting with Br. Kevin on the phone recently and scheduling "mission-time" in North Dakota. My "low" (small "l" LOW) was coming to the realization that I have to wait until May to go.
These may seem insignificant highs and lows, but being able to spread God's message is an important opportunity to those of us limited by our collars. So every chance we have is a golden opportunity to serve God in a way, and with the talents that He has provided for and through us.
I thank God, the Order, Br. Kevin, North Dakota and all the Anglican clergy unwilling to move to that great state for this chance.
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