ministry

I shall be thinking today of one of my best friends who is facing a panel of peeps to decide if he's hearing voices or not. Well, kind of. We met at a "called to serve" course, designed to help us reflect on what our calling might be. It was a good course and helped me clarify that I think I'm meant to be handing out flowers in the park, sitting next to people on their sofas and listening, and messaging people when they need reminding that they are not alone. It's not necessarily a regular tick box kind of calling, but it is suiting me fine for now. My mate on the other hand is a bit more traditional than me and his latest step is to see if others feel his calling is to the priesthood.
I think for each and every one of us, it is fab if we can spend the major part of our lives doing what we think best suits our talents. That way we can feel fulfilled, and can grow, and play a part in a bigger picture. So much the better if we can get paid for it, so we don't have to spend other bits of our time earning money and not getting that same sense of reaching our potential in that worktime.

I've had a choir song in my head that goes:
"Find your place, be the best that you can be, take a chance and love will set you free, the future's in your hands; live learn and understand.
Gonna be alright, gonna be OK. If you're reaching for the light you're sure to find the way"

And saw this today on facebook. It's ace when we get to not be serious church all the time - hope you enjoy it too :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agDfzOGiaAE