Very Little Sweat

Sometimes it's really hard to come back from vacation. It was hard to leave this time...hard to leave those whom I dearly love, hard to leave the time spent in leisure, hard to leave sunny California weather. It was.

But, it wasn't so hard to go back to work today. It was nice. I "checked-in" today at an area pastor meeting that ever since Christmas I haven't been freaking out. Things have been okay. Nothing seems like a major deal. Good ministry is happening, often without me.

Since I've been gone?
New ministry is being dreamed up in the form of women's ministry.
A grant has been applied for.
Vacation Bible School dreaming (which has been absent) has begun.
A children's area just off of the worship area has been set up.
The Word (and a good Word at that) was preached on Sunday.
New people have popped in and been well welcomed.
New-ish people have continued to make this place their home.
A woman who had been deteriorating died. (Funeral, which I'll do, is Friday).
A couple good decisions were made regarding Finances and the Newsletter.
Many, many e-mails and 16 phone messages.
A sermon and children's sermon for Sunday are in the midst of being prepared.

All done by others.

Most of the things I have to do aren't that big of a deal. And, I'm taking another mini-vacation next week to visit a friend. I have no fear whatsoever about not having a job, but it is good to know that the work continues when I'm not there. The work is not dependent solely on me. And, coming back has not been difficult at all.