tomorrow classes begin. i am both excited and nervous, anxious and full of anxiety. i have been in chicago since the 26th of august and have been living in community with my fellow seminarians. god has called me here. this i know in my heart. this place and these people have already begun to grow close to me. i'm not perfect, but god is and god has a plan for my life. these four years in seminary (and continuing after that), i will be working on a few things.
- building bridges- we are in a world full of walls (and motes and sometimes even canyons), but what we need are bridges. we need connections between people and we need connection with god. i will be working on my own bridges that need work, both with other people and with god, but also on building bridges between others and with god.
- making connections- it is through connections with other people and places that we are able to more fully understand each other and ourselves. as i connect with new people and cultures, it is my prayer that i will also be able to connect in new ways with god.
- seeking god's way- though i can't always find the right words to talk about god, there are moments when i feel god's presence more fully than anything else. can i explain how that feels? no, no way. do i always trust it? not all the time. am i trying? yes. i'm seeking god's way for my life and for this world in which i live. i am not perfect, but i'm ok with working on trusting god and following the path that god lays before me.
