My True Desire
I have to admit it. In my community, I sometimes get frustrated with people who want to always DO stuff. What they don't realize is that my vocation consists of doing things for people all. the. time. I'm a chaplain. And I'm a pastor. And I run a volunteer organization. And I'm a teacher. And I'm a parent. And a spouse. And this...and that... All the co-identities that pull at my core consist of doing identities.
This doing-ness is different from busy-ness. It is definitely focused on creating moments of grace, love, mercy, and justice in the here and now. But sometimes, I admit it, I want less doing-ness and more being-ness. This became apparent to me recently when I was meeting with my small group and the question arose, "What do you need?" We were meeting outside on a beautiful fall d...
