It has been a melancholy couple of days, not sure why, these things are seldom easily explained. I have been through a lot in the last year or so and I have spent a lot of time working to make sure that burnout/anxiety attack phase doesn't happen again. I learned some cool stuff in the last couple days. As down as I felt, as choked as I was with some situations in my ministry life, I was able to recognize them for what they were and step back. It took a bit of effort but it help me realize I really do have a leg up on where I was this time last year. I was in the grocery store shopping for ingredients for supper and realized I was feeling very thin skinned to the point where I might break down if supper wasn't what I wanted it to be and this helped me to see that I was obviously not in the best shape mentally. So I took some time to contemplate what was bugging me, what my stressors were. I talked to my wife about it and she listened and it felt good to talk it out. As melancholy as I felt the last couple of days, it is always good to realize I've walked down that road a little further and that I have learned something after all.
On a completely unrelated topic I must highly recommend a CD to all of you. I normally cannot stand CDs of music that are "inspired by" a major motion picture but this one is too good. I still haven't seen Amazing Grace but I have heard good reviews and as jaded as I am about the CCM marketing scene I had to pick up this CD. I heard it first in my in-laws truck and was pretty impressed with this collection of updated best loved hymns. I used the Chris Tomlin version of Amazing Grace for my Easter video sermon last year, but the other tunes and arrangements are just as good. I don't generally like cheesy groups like Avalon and those types of groups, but their version of Great is thy Faithfulness is really good, and other groups I enjoy like Jars of Clay and Steven Curtis Chapman do a great job of their respective pieces. The one track I really cant stand is the version of Were You There that is that old school American choir sound that is just brutal. I would highly recommend it though, I have it on right now as a matter of fact.
2 comments:
Its good to hear that you have someone to talk to about the strong emotions and stuff. One thing that I took away from CPE is that the healthiest way to deal with emotions was to talk about them with someone. I am am thankful for several people in my life, friends and family, who I can got to with any issue I am having.
Peace be with you Brother!
what a great wife you have.
and that is a pretty good cd, although i have a hard time listening to it, since i used that chris tomlin version of amazing grace for the slideshow during my dad's funeral. it really is a powerful version of that song.
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