The Retired Life For Me

Just found the following post that didn’t post... I need to be looking at Advent II now, for a preaching Sunday at the Washington City COB. I will likely preach occasionally at Bethel UCC in 2019. I haven’t wanted to preach there since they moved into the building with ACOB. But that time will come and I will scoot out as soon as I’m done. I am happy to lead worship without the responsibility of being a lead pastor. As many of my colleagues would tell you, there is a major difference in the ‘weight’ of being a pastor that has been lifted from my shoulders. Now I am responsible for child care for my granddaughter weekdays. And I’m loving it! Just found a calendar from my daughter’s first year that has all her milestones in it, ear infections, and notes. What fun to compare. From October, 2018 My retired life has me (us- wi h hubby, thankfully) spending long lovely days caring for our grandchild while parents are at work. It will either wear us out or keep us young. I’m hoping for the later. A few preaching invites come my way. I’m not anxious to preach but enjoy the not too often opportunity. So, this morning, looking ahead I reviewed the texts for October 7. Whew, it’s the kind of week I used to look at and consider taking the week off! The congregation where I will supply preach doesn’t demand lectionary adherence so I have an out that way. What do you do when you read the texts and groan? Preach on divorce? Tackle the creation story from Genesis 2? Explain the high and lofty language of Hebrews opener with its theology? Commiserate with Job as God lturns over” control to the devil