Now there's a happy subject for a Friday afternoon!
I saw an article listing 30 things to do before you're 30. I'd done a few (I'm closer to 40), but some of them just seemed irrelevant or meaningless - buy a bottle of wine over £50 (I don't drink), go to Paris (why?).
It got me thinking about what I would consider important things to have done before I die. Here's my list:
- Get married
- Spend time with and get to really know my parents, siblings and grandparents (really glad I did this, as I've only got one parent and one grandparent left)
- Find out what makes me really happy - and do it!
- Find my vocation in life, my service to others - and do it!
- Realise that money, power and status are not the most important things in life
- Learn about, discover and absorb knowledge of this amazing world around me
- Read, read and read some more
I'm pleased to say I'm doing quite well with this list. One area I'm considering quite a lot lately is vocation. I'm thinking about putting myself forward for ordination to be vicar (I'm already training in Lay Ministry as a Reader). Now that might be something that most people find hard to grasp or get their head around, but to me it feels right. Just trying to work out how I know if this is what I'm being called to do. It would be so much easier if God just called you up on the phone, sent an email or even a text message!
Any clergy or clergy in training out there who have any advice?
