Does that count?

I suspect that a lot of the burden that we women religious experience simply comes with the territory of being citizens living in the Information Age. I don’t know of too many, lay or religious, who don’t feel overwhelmed and alienated much of the time.

Computers were supposed to be our ticket to a more leisurely way of life. Instead, we are expected to produce more and more as we embrace newer technologies. I think that’s true in traditional ministries as well as in the secular workplace.

I hope your sister can find whatever she needs to not only COPE, but THRIVE as she continues to struggle with what it means to be a faithful member of her congregation.

I think part of the key is MAKING time to pray, even if that means I get the papers graded two days after class instead of one. Or that I sometimes go into class with a brief outline instead of detailed lecture notes. Or that I say no to serving on an extra committee if I’m already doing more than my colleagues in this area.

I learned a long time ago that I have have to live my life NOW! I couldn’t wait until I found the right congregation, the right job, the right living situation, got my Ph.D., earned tenure, etc. If that were the case, I’d STILL be postponing life…after all, I haven’t been promoted to Full Professor yet, and there would surely be something else after that.