Five
years! I cannot believe it! It has been FIVE YEARS since I last posted in
this space. Sabbath Tango went dormant
for five years, and oh, so much has happened!
There has definitely been a lot of Tango (more figuratively than
literally) during that time and there has been, sadly, very little Sabbath (at
least in the sense of true rest, time with God, time to soak in creation and
enjoy the life God bestowed upon me.) So
much has happened and, while my inclination is to try to bring you up to speed
all at once, I realize that would not be in the spirit of this blog, so let me
just say that I am beginning anew.
I am
renewing Sabbath Tango, and I believe that the original intent of this space
will still be honored by my new postings.
Originally I created this blog to document and reflect upon my
Sabbatical in 2008. The majority of that
time was spent in Argentina, learning the Spanish language and the culture of
Buenos Aries. Thus the name: Sabbath, a
time of rest, reflection and renewal & Tango, the national dance of
Argentina. But more than that: the title
expressed a belief that all of life is composed of a rhythm between pause and
action – just like the Tango, which has deliberate movement, highlighted by flurries
of activity and punctuated by pauses in all of it.
As I
already hinted, my life has changed dramatically recently. I am not on a new Sabbatical. Rather, I have retired from my position as
local church pastor. After serving 5
different congregations in five different communities for the past 40 years,
the last one for 24 of those years, it was time for me to take an extended
“sabbatical” from local church work. I
have done just that and in the posts to come I will share reflections on that
experience of saying good-by to a local church and to local church
ministry. I will also continue to post
reflections on my new life and on what unfolds as the Spirit guides me into new
activity.
I invite
you to follow along and pray my reflections may prompt reflections of your own.
3 comments:
I, too, have had a dramatic change in my life. I pray your new beginning is a smooth walk and also that you experience many adventures.
Glad to have your blog back. I'll look forward to your entries.
Glad to see you are posting again. I always enjoyed your writings. I’m walking more (thanks to me new knee) and will remember to look UP.
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