Waiting for first call...and finding peace!

Ah, the joy continues in this hurry up and wait call process...but God is good through it all. I am waiting anxiously for August 3. Excited to be possibly called to a congregation with potential for growth, and challenged to be called to a congregation where one of the call committee folks told me that they hoped a new pastor could “bring back the joy”. I left that interview about a month ago thinking...now “joy”, that is something I can do.

Now I just hope that it is God’s will that I go to this amazing place with it’s loving people.
But the waiting? The waiting is a challenge. So today, in the midst of my waiting, I walked the dog, picked raspberries, worked out at the Y, and now am headed for a glass of iced tea at my favorite coffee shop...

and I realize-

What a gift to be able to have peace while I wait. So today? Today I thank God for the waiting!
And for the rest of you, who might also be waiting for first call? Enjoy the wait...do stuff for yourself, and slow down and pick the raspberries!

Grace and peace, and traveling mercies!
Amy <><

Awaiting The Call...

I just had my last day as a seminary resident-intern. Today I woke up as "Amy". It is a weird feeling to no longer be called "Vicar Amy", but I am also excited at the idea of someday soon being "Pastor Amy". As I pack up my current parsonage, and dream of what it will be like to unpack in the next parsonage, I also come to the realization that I am about to be called as someone's pastor...may God give me words to say, and may He use me to show his love to all that I meet.

May I live a life worthy of the calling to which I have been called! (Eph 4)

Grace and peace to you!
Amy <><