Here it is…

The first post on my blog. Today has seen many different emotions and ups and downs. I have just started my internship for my candidacy for ordained ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It has been a wonderful excruciating experience. It has seen many ups and downds, and is only on the fourth week! But it will be a good experience and will see many new educational experiences for me and possibly for those I am serving.

I started this blog because of another blog I read Deep Water by Todd found at http://www.the-well.org/blogs/

You can see my commetn there, or here it is:

Did not Martin Luther uphold the priesthood of all believers? Are we all not called by God to doa part in the kingdom here? Are we all not a part of the body of Christ each with his/her own part to play, job to do? If we are not using the gift of the spirit we have been given in this world, how can the kingdom ever come to be? The truth is God will do it with us, and even inspite of us, but our church leaders will not be burned out as quickly or even at all if the congregations believe they are called to play a part in the kingdom of God here, and play the part in Lay ministry. We are all invited to be at the feast, so let us use our gifts and help prepare for the feast!

I believe we are all called for a part in the kingdom of God, a part of the plan is given to use. It may be to clean up the mess of a party, or the mess no one wants to clean…

But if that is our gift then shouldn’t we use our gift? Jesus followed through on the path laid before him, even when it seemed it wasn’t where he wanted to go. Remember in the garden, if it is possible remove this cup from me, yet not my will, but yours be done (asacredrebel paraphrase). Even when we doubt, God has a place for us, we have a place in that plan, in the Kingdom of God.

Step out with the courage you can have, because Jesus walks with you and has prepared the path set before you!