under construction

There is a very special strip of highway 26, between exits 1 -5, just as you get into South Carolina.  For 5 months construction has been going on.  Cones are set up, the road is grated, asphalt poured, lines painted.  Cones moved to other lane,  everything looks great, but then the process is completely repeated. Day after day. The inconvenience, the delays, the frustration of slowing from 70 (+) to 30 mph.  On car pool days this continuous road work leads to incredulous musings.  "How is it possible that they are STILL paving this road?"


I read Lily Tomlin's quote this week.  The road to success is always under construction.  I guess it is true.  I never thought it would be possible that at 40 I would still be under this much construction. This Friday we will be 1/3 through this residency.  This week in class we looked at images of our pastoral care that we had written about ourselves as chaplains a couple months ago.  We talked about how much we have learned in that short time and how much we have changed.


In light of that, here's to bumps in the road....and to all those willing to be part of my construction process.


But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.  2 Peter 3:18 NIV