VTS 07 Summer CPE

A place where I, Steve, can selfishly blog and hopefully have some friends along with me. Our focus this summer will be dealing with CPE (Church Punishes Everyone) and the trauma that goes with being a chaplain, being in community, and group process/group think. All are invited, and if you've run across us please do jump aboard.

Monday, July 11, 2005

Ugh...

I have been very absent from this blog and wanted to add a few things....

On Sunday, I planned the service at my CPE site and preached as well; which was a good practice, I have no idea how it went, since there was only ONE person there besides the organist and the volunteer (and that One person left during the sermon). However, I had my first chance at Televangelism, as my sermon was on all patients televisions throughout the hospital. I think my sermon was ok as far as it was written, but preaching to an empty chapel was strange, to say the least. After a long weekend of being on-call, I am feeling wasted and was so uninspired today at CPE.

So, there is my gripe.

On a more positive note, we had our mid-unit reviews last week; and there was a lot of good stuff that was stirred up in me that I am in the midst of reflecting on and trying to understand. I'd like to think that I learned some things over the last couple of weeks about myself - lots of good affirmation, and also some constructive and honest criticism - that might actually help me as I move toward ordained ministry - I know it is hard to sustain these "learnings," but I am hopeful ... we'll see.

I'm looking forward to "CPE Day" on Wednesday, it will be good to have a break in the daily / weekly pattern ...

You all are in my daily prayers, and at least CPE has enlivened my own prayer life ...

Peace to all,

Peter C.

1 Comments:

Blogger spankey said...

welcome peter, thanks for getting my ass in gear to do this blogging thing again!

7/12/2005 9:41 AM  

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