Three - Almost Four Month Report

Hey There.
It is almost four months since I have been working here in Boston. Can you believe it? I am sitting around wondering and thinking about things. I enjoy being where I am at the church. I am still working on finding my groove but Charley is good enough to remind me that I have only been here for a couple of months.
The important thing is my confidence is up. I am in a church where I can use my passion of education and pastoral care. I am receiving compliments for the spiritual gifts that have been given to me. When I make a mistake while I am serving Communion, I am told don't worry about it. It happens and the important part is what matters. How awesome is that???? I have been able to preach, pray, instruct, write, and counsel. I do not feel trapped. I get to do what God wants me to do and not get yelled at, reprimanded, and made to feel like an outsider. People have included me in their day. I am welcomed and invited over to parishioner's homes for dinner.
It is a whole new world up here that I am not used to. I am doing a weekly bible study with the Senior Minister. The ministerial staff is doing "story telling" and practicing telling the bible story. I am sitting at the adult table now.
On the other side of that. I miss family and friends. I won't be home until Christmas morning. A SIX OCLOCK AM flight - AFTER an 11:00 pm service. How goofy is that?
Last week, a student from BTSR and his wife came to town for a visit with one of the theological schools. I got to play hospitality for the first time, when I picked them up from the airport, went out to dinner and showed them the church. It felt good to see a fellow Richmonder and seminary face. It was a good piece of homecoming. They left me a message thanking me for all that I had done but they did the most for me.
Is everyting perfect? Absolutely not. I have things to work on. The confidence is up but I still have a long way to go. Keep praying that I can work on that and allow myself to feel free to grow and develop in the way that God wants me to be.
This posting is a reflection on how things are going. Hope all is well with you. Thank you for watching and have a good night.
"It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward." Coach Krzyzewski