Busy, busy
Apologies (again) for the lack of posting here. What with Lent, and Holy Week fast approaching, I'm being kept rather busy.
Since my last post we have had the glorious feast of the Annunciation. On the eve of the feast I went to Mass at Westminster Cathedral which had some lovely music, and a fantastic sermon. If I was an evangelical I would have been "mmm"ing, nodding and "Amen!"ing in approval! The repsonse of Mary to Gabriel's message formed part of the focus on my retreat prior to selection conference: "Lord, behold your servant. Let it be with me as you will it".
At the Cathedral, the preacher reflected that this was a brave and potentially dangerous thing to pray to God, and it occured to me that in Lent we can consider also how Mary prefigured the obedience to the Divine Will in Jesus, in his prayer "yet not my will, but yours be done". For me, part of exploring my vocation has been asking that I be repsonsive to God's will for my life, over and above what I might consider to be my will. And it is in doing so that I have discovered that real joy comes when we learn God's will for us and it begins to be as one with our will.
There's probably more to unpack there, and lots more reflection but I'm not sure I can articulate it.
Last week I had a trip down to Exeter to see my Spiritual Director and catch up with a friend (or two), then I made a shopping trip to Kensington and had a picnic with a friend in Kensington Gardens. Just two simple days and I felt like I'd had a real holiday. There's something about Camden that makes me yearn for a trip to somewhere where the streets don't smell of dope every once in a while...
On the horizon...
My 23rd birthday tomorrow. Woohoo!
Holy Week: so liturgies coming out of my ears (I have to do the Good Friday liturgies twice so that will be harrowing)
The Easter Vigil: I'm singing the Exsultet (for those not au fait with such things, that amounts to a seven minute, unaccompanied solo -yikes!)
Easter Sunday: I'm preaching!
All-in-all, I will be busy again. Oh! for the Easter Bank Holiday...
Since my last post we have had the glorious feast of the Annunciation. On the eve of the feast I went to Mass at Westminster Cathedral which had some lovely music, and a fantastic sermon. If I was an evangelical I would have been "mmm"ing, nodding and "Amen!"ing in approval! The repsonse of Mary to Gabriel's message formed part of the focus on my retreat prior to selection conference: "Lord, behold your servant. Let it be with me as you will it".
At the Cathedral, the preacher reflected that this was a brave and potentially dangerous thing to pray to God, and it occured to me that in Lent we can consider also how Mary prefigured the obedience to the Divine Will in Jesus, in his prayer "yet not my will, but yours be done". For me, part of exploring my vocation has been asking that I be repsonsive to God's will for my life, over and above what I might consider to be my will. And it is in doing so that I have discovered that real joy comes when we learn God's will for us and it begins to be as one with our will.
There's probably more to unpack there, and lots more reflection but I'm not sure I can articulate it.
Last week I had a trip down to Exeter to see my Spiritual Director and catch up with a friend (or two), then I made a shopping trip to Kensington and had a picnic with a friend in Kensington Gardens. Just two simple days and I felt like I'd had a real holiday. There's something about Camden that makes me yearn for a trip to somewhere where the streets don't smell of dope every once in a while...
On the horizon...
My 23rd birthday tomorrow. Woohoo!
Holy Week: so liturgies coming out of my ears (I have to do the Good Friday liturgies twice so that will be harrowing)
The Easter Vigil: I'm singing the Exsultet (for those not au fait with such things, that amounts to a seven minute, unaccompanied solo -yikes!)
Easter Sunday: I'm preaching!
All-in-all, I will be busy again. Oh! for the Easter Bank Holiday...
posted by Credo at 4/04/2006 10:32:00 pm
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