For better, for worse

Working for the Church can be hard sometimes, but amazingly rewarding too!
We had a fantastic weekend, we took our young people away, and had activities and teaching. many walls were climbed, and many obstacles overcome! I love that, seeing a young person achieve something they didn't think they could, seeing the penny drop for the first time, or just having a great conversation. It is such a priviledge and a joy to work with young people!

I also have to work with adults, who are an altogether more complicated group of people!! I'm in the process of having some quite difficult conversations with various adults within the Church. It's forcing everyone, me included to ask to hard questions, and I suppose this is where the nitty gritty of 'bearing with one another in love,' kicks in. We humans are a messy, messy bunch, with an incredible capacity to hurt and misunderstand. It's in situations like this that Jesus' teaching has to apply, love has to be real, and the committment to struggle through in community has to be there. Thankfully we seem to be getting there, but I know its going to get worse before it gets better!

On a lighter note, my real life for better for worse is a wonderful man, even if he does put COLOURS in with the whites!!!