I haven't had a whole lot to blog about since July started, to be honest. There's been lots of little mentions I could have made, but none of them really deserved an entire blog post to itself, I don't think.
Regardless, I decided to blog tonight because I'm a little bored. Having Mondays off is a wonderful thing. It's a little different adjusting to the week of working and such because the job of a pastor is more similar to that of a shift worker than the set 40 hour 9 to 5 week types. My weeks don't have a whole lot of cemented work hours, but it is still structured enough to build a routine around. So I kind of really like the flexibility of that. I would probably like it a lot especially during the times where I want to change it up a bit and decide to go work in a coffee shop or something, I'd be able to do that. Or if I wanted to go hang out with someone during the day, I'd be able to do that too because it'd be considered a ministry activity.
The summer time is usually pretty quiet in the church. For those of us that don't really go anywhere and stay at home, we'd be able to see that church is usually much quieter during the summers as people are away on vacations and such. So I guess because of that, there hasn't been a whole lot of exciting things to talk about. Though when harvest time comes around in October, I think things will really pick up after that (as well as my allergies...).
One of the more notable things I've done in July was the senior home/hospital services I did last week. I went around to three of the senior homes/hospitals on a Wednesday to provide a brief service for the older folks. It is still something that I struggle with, when I see people like that who require so much attention just to meet basic needs (specifically the level 3 and 4 care homes). Some of them are so disabled, they're basically waiting to die. It's so harsh for me to think that way, but it's the reality of their situations and it's why I am struggling so much with it. That's why when I meet some older people who are filled with joy and are still so alive, it makes me incredibly happy to see them in that kind of state.
I guess one final thing that I can talk about, relating to my internship, is that I am finding myself to be way more liberal than I thought I'd be. This is speaking specifically about the context that I am in right now. It's crazy how just by being surrounded by a slightly different environment how much it can change your stance on a lot of things. I've always seen myself to be a bit more of an old school kind of guy, given my cultural background and other things, but I am really getting to experience what "tradition" and classical and all that kind of stuff looks like now. I've done my best to cater to the church that I am serving at; and while a lot of things are pretty easy for me to adjust to, there's some things that I see and prefer that just probably wouldn't work here. Some of the differences are found in theological stances and such, but I've come to learn that while some people want to die on these hills, I'll just keep those opinions to myself unless they specifically ask me about it. Things like ordination of women, drinking, etc., I have my own views, and some will obviously have strong stances on these topics, but I probably won't try to force mine onto them.
Anyhow, I have no idea what I'm saying anymore. So I will end it here! Hope everyone has had a nice July and will have an even better August.
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