Thursday, March 15, 2012

Blah, Blog, Blah, Blog, Blah...

I have heard a great deal from many sources a similar refrain..."Hey, what about your blog??"  Well...the blog was an idea I had before the reality of divinity study hit me!  I began a draft of a blog post last October that never got finished...it started something like this...

I remember the opening credits of a western that was on television for maybe a year or two when I was a child.  The cavalryman had been accused of a major dereliction of duty, what I don’t remember.  But as the theme song typical of 1960s television was sung by a full choir explaining the man’s crime, the soldier’s uniform was being ripped piece by piece of its medals and distinguishing marks until the man was left wearing just a plain blue shirt and the opening credits faded into the story.  You didn’t know what was going to become of the man…but you knew he definitely wasn’t a soldier anymore.  From the determined look on his face, you kinda thought the story would turn out alright for him…

Yes, this has been a challenging transition, re-entering the academic world after a twenty-five year sabbatical.  I have been stripped of all the accoutrements of my former life as a competent professional woman, spiritual director, health policy duffer, helpful friend, regular shopper at Whole Foods...I am indeed wearing a plain blue shirt, marking a life in transition.  But, oh what a transition!  I am learning to chant this semester (even though I keep telling them in my deepest Texas accent, "Thar ain't no chantin' in the Diocese of Texas!") as well as a class to learn to read scriptures out loud with feeling...but I have definitely decided that I will not emote to the extent I am being taught by a theater professor while reading the Gospel in my future parishes...

Like the soldier from the 1960s Western, I maintain a sense of purpose...although frequently the look on my face is more akin to weariness than determination...but I know that, with God's help, "things will turn out alright"....and I will ride into a sunset like this in another two years, headed back to Texas!

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