Icebear
Andlig Ledare
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This is my 10,000th post on the new Boneyard. I want to thank all of you who make it such a fine distraction from the by-play and highways of life and ministry.
I find great joy here in the trading of wit and wisdom from so many from milford to myers, abachelor to vtc and zls, and all the folks in between from Maine to California and Washington to Florida.
I apologize for my occasional fits, funks and rants often reflections of what is happening within the valleys of Central PA and among my people. When they hurt, I hurt and sometimes like wounded dog I'll nip even when a friendly hand is offered. Right now I'm surrounded by people struggling with drug addiction, one a 50 something in and out of jail for the umpteenth time and a 20 year old struggling with drug induced schizophrenia, plus a 39 year old mother of a delightful 5 year old. She is dealing with stage 4 colon cancer and is fraught with anger and struggling to make her way through the stages of grief. There are two families that struggle with the struggles and endless hours and questions of Alzheimer's. People caught up in the 36 hour day who can't even recognize a spouse's face after 50 years or remember how to make a peanut butter sandwich. If you don't know what your pastor does or what any pastor does it is this, we walk with those whose path is hard and encourage them on the way and hold them when the burdens turn to tears. And we pray, always pray. There are many days that I long for the promise of retirement but then I realize this is always a calling and not just a job and so I will likely never completely be done til this life passes.
The nit that drives me crazy is, as alway,s hoping we all do our best to get the kids names right. Professionally, I work my butt off for peoples names because I am not very good at it. But there is no easier way to lose someone's attention, trust, and commitment than to continually confuse or forget their name. Please folks it isn't is small thing. Of course we can all mess up, but repeatedly neglecting someone's name is to fail them with the one small thing we can do, celebrate them and the joy of their name.
Blessings and thanks to all of you for your patience and your many wonderful thoughts over a decade and half plus. I hope it has been as bearable for you as it has been refreshing and nourishing for me.
I find great joy here in the trading of wit and wisdom from so many from milford to myers, abachelor to vtc and zls, and all the folks in between from Maine to California and Washington to Florida.
I apologize for my occasional fits, funks and rants often reflections of what is happening within the valleys of Central PA and among my people. When they hurt, I hurt and sometimes like wounded dog I'll nip even when a friendly hand is offered. Right now I'm surrounded by people struggling with drug addiction, one a 50 something in and out of jail for the umpteenth time and a 20 year old struggling with drug induced schizophrenia, plus a 39 year old mother of a delightful 5 year old. She is dealing with stage 4 colon cancer and is fraught with anger and struggling to make her way through the stages of grief. There are two families that struggle with the struggles and endless hours and questions of Alzheimer's. People caught up in the 36 hour day who can't even recognize a spouse's face after 50 years or remember how to make a peanut butter sandwich. If you don't know what your pastor does or what any pastor does it is this, we walk with those whose path is hard and encourage them on the way and hold them when the burdens turn to tears. And we pray, always pray. There are many days that I long for the promise of retirement but then I realize this is always a calling and not just a job and so I will likely never completely be done til this life passes.
The nit that drives me crazy is, as alway,s hoping we all do our best to get the kids names right. Professionally, I work my butt off for peoples names because I am not very good at it. But there is no easier way to lose someone's attention, trust, and commitment than to continually confuse or forget their name. Please folks it isn't is small thing. Of course we can all mess up, but repeatedly neglecting someone's name is to fail them with the one small thing we can do, celebrate them and the joy of their name.
Blessings and thanks to all of you for your patience and your many wonderful thoughts over a decade and half plus. I hope it has been as bearable for you as it has been refreshing and nourishing for me.
