I started this journal with one thing in mind, listening to God. However, I have found that it a good way to record a part of that journey, my pursuit of God's call to me for the vocational diaconate.
An update on that. Approximately 18 months ago, I came to realize that God had a job for me. God is calling me into the ministry as a deacon for the Episcopal Church. I had felt this call for a long time, however, it was early last year when I realized that it was time to pursue this.
The funny thing is you think it is time and you are doing what God is asking and you discover that it is still on his terms. At the time early last year, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (EDOW) had referred this process of discernment to the Commission on Ministry. The standards were expected to be completed by Diocesan Convention in January. No, sorry. God is not ready yet. The next date was the annual clergy conference in May. Oops. God still is not ready. Now we are looking at fall of this year.
The human side could say many things about these delays. I could get frustrated, and I have. I could develop opinions about the efficiencies of the human factor, but I will not.
You see, this is on God's schedule. It is up to my faith to be God's servant and to wait, watch and learn from the experience. So, my Father, I am here, ready and waiting for you. Amen.
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