In the stillness of this place

I love sitting in the silence of nature. Of course, I often get annoyed by pesky insects that hover around my hears and the insane tendency for the south to quickly become a deep-fat-fryer by the middle of the day. But today has been different. I have enjoyed the silence of this building, when it exists. Often times in our congregations all spaces are used at various points of the day. Phones rings, people come in, things to do take up our time. But here, on this third day of my internship, while there have been scattered phone calls and people to speak to/children to entertain while parents have business to attend to, the building has been quiet. The pastor, the AIM, and the administrator are all out for various reasons. So sitting back here, in my cubby known as the worship/ AIM intern's office, I have really enjoyed the silence. I used to get freaked out sitting in the building at St. John's or even at St Paul's Cola (especially after Carrie's wonderful ghost stories) but I like it here. The next sixth months will be an adventure, challenge, and will provide many opportunities for growth. I imagine that come March 1, I will not want to leave, because I am already being transformed by God's amazing grace in this place. I look foward to the opportunities here, involving both silence and the loud obnoxious crazy times.