But now exam season is
over and a whole new season is beginning. This week, perhaps at this
very moment, the powers that be are meeting to decide my fate with
regards to my first Vicar-ing job which I will start in a years time
(assuming they don't kick me out before then!!). They are actually
quite a good bunch and I'm pretty sure they have the measure of me so
I'm confident if they offer me a job in this area then it will be one
that fits. But at the same time we are still looking out into the big
wide world beyond Oxfordshire and wondering if that is where we are
heading.
In the short term that
is definitely where I'm going as in just nine days I'll be arriving
in Barcelona to spend three weeks at the Anglican church there and,
like all good self respecting students, spending ten days after
travelling around Catalunia. I can't wait to see church in action is
such a different context to my own and in a place where so many
nationalities and traditions are represented. It seems deeply right
that church should be a place where you have to get over yourself and
get along with those who are on a different page from you and even
better where it is a necessary part of being a diverse bunch. How
interesting is that for starters? And what a great lesson for making
community work in each and every setting.
As I've been sending
last minute emails to my hosts I feel a bit like one of the apostles
of biblical times (ok, except for the email bit....!) eagerly
anticipating to meet the 'saints in Barcelona'! Ready to spread my
wings, get a bit lost and learn something brand new. So who knows
what is in store over the next few months. I know I'm going to be
giving A LOT of sermons. I know I'm going to meet some great people.
I know I'm going to get an insight into areas of church life that
I've only ever imagined before. I know I'm going to turn the big
three zero! And I know I'm going to be taking you along for the ride.
Ahhh it feels good to be back!
