I’ve been meaning to post here numerous times over the course of this week but as it turns out…ditching your boss for a month isn’t as easy as it sounds!! Every day this week has been a whirlwind of loose ends and one small crisis after another. At the end of the day though, our flight is taking off whether all the work is done or not. And you better believe that I’m going to be on it!!!
I went to my last bible study class this past week. I’ve been studying the Apologetics with Brother David for a little over two years now and I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that our last four months of study together has been among some of the most challenging discussions I’ve ever had. The Church is often criticized for not keeping up with the times and progressing at the same speed in which society appears to be. The more I study though, the more I’m convinced that we need the Church’s stability to keep us grounded. Our society lives on the edge of a very slippery slope cloaked in a veil of progress and tolerance. While we bask in our nobility of “putting up with each other”, we are actually falling far short of God’s expectations which requires us to actually respect one another and not just tolerate each other. We are to recognize and acknowledge each other’s human dignity as creations of God’s image…this is a standard that sadly enough, we don’t seem to collectively hold ourselves to. As Children of God, we are not to settle for the lesser of two evils…instead, we are to raise the bar, hold each other accountable and change our lives. The strong conviction of the Church and its people, rooted in thousands of years of structure and discipline, is sown together with the threads of higher standards. Needless to say that this past “semester” of the Apologetics has left me with a lot to think about regarding the contributions that I make towards honouring human dignity. I am constantly left in wonder of God’s grace and the potential that He sees in all of us…
On another note, the Gallery hosted the Vernissage for the Governor General’s Awards for Media and Visual Arts tonight. It’s always so incredible to see people’s passions and life long work get recognized in such a manner, and to know that you’ve played a part in it, as small as it may be, is often very moving. Dare I say it…but yes, there are sights and sounds that I will miss about my job while I’m away!!
Cue the therapist…this isn’t normal!!!
I went to my last bible study class this past week. I’ve been studying the Apologetics with Brother David for a little over two years now and I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that our last four months of study together has been among some of the most challenging discussions I’ve ever had. The Church is often criticized for not keeping up with the times and progressing at the same speed in which society appears to be. The more I study though, the more I’m convinced that we need the Church’s stability to keep us grounded. Our society lives on the edge of a very slippery slope cloaked in a veil of progress and tolerance. While we bask in our nobility of “putting up with each other”, we are actually falling far short of God’s expectations which requires us to actually respect one another and not just tolerate each other. We are to recognize and acknowledge each other’s human dignity as creations of God’s image…this is a standard that sadly enough, we don’t seem to collectively hold ourselves to. As Children of God, we are not to settle for the lesser of two evils…instead, we are to raise the bar, hold each other accountable and change our lives. The strong conviction of the Church and its people, rooted in thousands of years of structure and discipline, is sown together with the threads of higher standards. Needless to say that this past “semester” of the Apologetics has left me with a lot to think about regarding the contributions that I make towards honouring human dignity. I am constantly left in wonder of God’s grace and the potential that He sees in all of us…
On another note, the Gallery hosted the Vernissage for the Governor General’s Awards for Media and Visual Arts tonight. It’s always so incredible to see people’s passions and life long work get recognized in such a manner, and to know that you’ve played a part in it, as small as it may be, is often very moving. Dare I say it…but yes, there are sights and sounds that I will miss about my job while I’m away!!
Cue the therapist…this isn’t normal!!!
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