Well today is the day everything really gets back to 'normal'. This is the first Monday after all the Christmas and New Year festivities, and I wonder what you find yourself facing in the week ahead? Or in the coming month? Or even in the coming year?
Of course, there will be challenges you don't yet know about but what are the challenges you know you are facing right now? Maybe you are in a new job, or still struggling with a job you dislike. Perhaps you are coming to terms with a loss: a broken relationship or bereavement. Maybe you know that the year ahead is going to be full of difficulties or challenges that you have not previously experienced.
At the moment I feel like I am facing a mountain of a situation. Mine is called 'How to finish your final year of training and write your dissertation in a period of interregnum'! As all m2o readers will be aware, Martin our vicar will be moving on to a new job at the end of January. For us, as a congregation, this is yet another huge change - but I hope my reflections this week will help us find ways to face both our own personal challenges and the challenges we face as a church. Your personal 'mountain' will undoubtedly have a different label to mine, but if you are facing a difficult situation there are three possibilities that probably feel hideously likely:
1. You will crack up
2. You will mess up
3. You will give up.
This week we'll take a look at each of these in turn but, don't worry, I plan to get you to the end of the week on a more positive note. So stick with me!
With love
Sheila Bridge
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