Hello

There is a lovely little room on the lower level of the Rectory that is an office. There are built-in bookcases that hold all my books; a computer desk and printer that take care of all my documentation; a leather loveseat that looks like it belongs in an attorney's anteroom; and a wingback chair that is actually a recliner. It's one of my favorite rooms in the house. On the wall behind the loveseat are all my framed diplomas...yes, there's more than one! I refer to it as my Ego Wall. As with most things we surround ourselves with, the familiarity of 'seeing' them every day means I rarely actually 'see' them at all. But when I do, I have to pause for more than a moment and wonder what it was all for. Did I need some reassurance that I am a capable person? Did I want to prove something to myself...and maybe to others? Did I want to have enough 'credentials' to be credible? Was the quest for all those degrees a matter of not being sure who or what I wanted to be when I grew up? Or was it a matter of blind ambition? Blind ambition often blurs our vision so that we can't quite bring into focus what's most important to us...or see the real call that Jesus is making to us. It's certainly not about glory or being elevated. It's about being at the end of the line...and gratefully so.
Rev. Liz Tomlinson