One Hand and Three Fingers

I am now able to count on one hand the number of times that I will preach at Cashiers UMC before I complete my service on June 24th—three times to be exact.  It seems strange not only because it signifies the ending of a 4-year tenure in Cashiers but because I have been preaching unusually often lately.

My colleague in ministry has been away on a 6-week sabbatical (this partly explains my delay in blog-posting), so I have been solely responsible for the preaching and worship leadership amongst other things.   It has been a busy time but a gratifying time.   I have been sprinting from sermon to sermon; yet, I have now slowed to a single digit jog.

I am presently planning for the three—two Wednesdays and one Sunday—at Cashiers UMC. Yet, I am also to some degree planning for the quarterly preaching plan in the Newbury & Hungerford Circuit.  I have begun to think about this schedule because of recent correspondence with the Circuit Superintendent.  As strange as it may seem from this end of the Atlantic, obviously, he will be including me in the preaching rotation.

On September 1st, the sermon count will start all over again.  Until then, I will keep my eyes fixed firmly on one hand and three fingers.