My faculty at seminary approved me for proceeding to be ordained. Now I must pass the Candidacy committee of my synod and then finish school. Each step gets me that much closer. They grilled me during the faculty interview....my advisor and another professor. They wanted to see where I'm coming from and most of the time I don't even know that. But they said I passed. That's what really matters, I guess. I look forward to Dec 16, when I meet with the committee for their approval. Should be another boatload of fun. Actually, I understand this is all necessary and really, I'm glad it's in place. It just seems to drag on and on, this school thing, and I get tired of it. I know that May will come soon enough, but I am ready now.
God forgets our sins. Isn't that awesome? We remember, but God forgets. So we ourselves are truly our own worst enemies. Why are we so hard on ourselves? Maybe it's our attempts to be perfect, a trait which permeates our culture. In my case, maybe it's from my Scandinavian and European heritages. Moving from the mother countries probably made this compulsion even worse. My ancestors had to prove themselves in a new land. And here I am today.
