by Andrew Stephens-Rennie
I work. A lot. Sometimes too much. And it’s my own fault. It seems, so often, that there’s so much to do, so many opportunities for ministry, and on, and on, and on.
And yet in the midst of the mayhem. In the midst of the busy-ness of the everyday, I feel and hear that still small voice calling me back. A voice calling me back to love, and to be loved. To be still, and silent, and attentive to the voice of God I’m so skilled at ignoring.
It’s been nearly three years since I blogged about sustainable ministry. It was the end of a stressful time in my life, and I was moving on to new challenges, including my current ministry in Ottawa. It was in that moment, in that gap between what was, and what is, that I found the time to write self-reflexively. It was in that liminal space that I was able to write about my need to find sustenance in the midst of the here-and-now, in this world where everything is urgent.
I found myself asking then, as I have again recently – so much in this world is urgent – yet how much of it is important? Read the rest of this entry »
