Tears of
Joy…
So I woke
up 5:30 this morning to get ready for my first day of Field Education at St.
Richard’s Episcopal Church in Round Rock, Texas. I will be serving (with another classmate)
there for the next two years. I wanted
to get up early to ensure that I had time to pray, read Morning Prayer, and
reflect on this part of my journey. It
is about a 20-minute drive to St. Richard’s from the seminary. As I was driving and watching the sun come
up, I realized that I was crying.
They were
tears of joy. I was crying because I see
my dream of, God willing, becoming a priest
coming true. I am actually serving in a
parish and learning another piece of what I need to know to serve others. This truly amazes me. Even though I have now been in seminary for a
while, as time goes by, the reality of serving God and His people in this way
becomes more and more clear. I feel so
honored to have the opportunity to be a servant of the Lord. I am humbled that St. Richard’s is allowing
me to be a part of their parish family and ministry, make mistakes, celebrate
with them, and even experience tears of joy.
As my
favorite author Henri Nouwen says, "Joy does not
simply happen to us. We have to choose
joy and keep choosing it everyday.” I choose to accept these tears of joy that
were put in my heart today and I hope I keep joy everyday.
Blessings as
the ride continues… Mary Balfour
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