I’ll Be Back…
We’ve just passed the semester midpoint and things seem to be going well for me. I am adjusting to being a student again and having fewer hours to sleep. I’m doing well in my classes and enjoying the intellectual discourse that takes place inside and outside of class.
I find that I am seeking more answers to questions in the Word in the rest of my life. I am coming more often to Midday Prayer. There are some spiritual gifts that I have ignored that are no longer dormant. I feel compelled to pay attention now and to act on my intuition because it’s a blessing not to be wasted–even though I told a friend of mine last week that it was a pain. I know that it truly is by the grace of God that we have anything at all and that I was just being lazy and taking this gift for granted. My insights into the human spirit and the powerful connections that I am able to make with people are gifts that should not be taken for granted ever!
I am sharing more of my Aquinas experience with my fellow parishioners, so that they might follow any changes or happenings in the ministries that I touch and know that it is because I am learning something new. I want to be the bridge between my parish and Aquinas. There is a link on our church webpage, but I want parishioners to know more than what’s online. In return, I want the Aquinas community to get a better sense of the African American spirituality that comes with me every time I enter the building, and that spirituality is so much more than a “rockin’” choir.
There are times when I feel very confident, like I always knew exactly what I was meant to do and that Aquinas would merely compliment that. Still, there are other times when being at Aquinas makes me feel like I had no clue what I was doing at all. The beautiful part is that I know that both of these feelings are happening at the same time and that it all is part of God’s plan for me and I am learning to be still and listen to the Holy Spirit. I know that the person that will emerge will be one of substance, grounded in the Word, with a better knowledge of Tradition, and that Aquinas had something to do with that.
I have already registered and have my book list for next semester, so I’m ready to go. God willing, I’ll be back.