tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post5587063543083579589..comments2023-05-25T09:14:35.702+01:00Comments on The Vernacular Vicar: Curacy and Being The Seed SownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-39222305561801148382011-06-10T11:09:23.059+01:002011-06-10T11:09:23.059+01:00Exuberance? Hmmm. Any spare this way, please.
No,...Exuberance? Hmmm. Any spare this way, please.<br /><br />No, seriously though, when you were three you once described a seed (lettuce, I think, but it doesn't matter) as a tiny weeny plant all curled up in a little box. (I was very impressed with myself for producing such a perceptive little sprog.) I suppose in those days you were a tiny weeny little priest all curled up in a little box. It wasn't long before you were aware of that, as I was soon after.<br /><br />The rest of the world took a little while to catch up. Some people see an unexpected blooming as a weed to be pulled up, others see it as a bonus. (The battles I have had about the Valerian in the Church garden! It was so lovely but the old guard have swatted it! It will have to grow somewhere else and be beautiful there.)<br /><br />Some seedlings are dandelions or, worse, Japanese Knotweed. Some are a bit fragile and blow over in the slightest breeze - they certainly can't be used to support anything else. Some are big strong trees. 'By their fruits shall ye know them'YerMothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-7390272974138152552011-06-09T15:27:38.641+01:002011-06-09T15:27:38.641+01:00'If those called into ordained ministry are li...'If those called into ordained ministry are like seed...' Thanks, you've given me a new way to think about this. I have often thought of my ministry as being a seed sower i.e. I know I'm not primarily called to be a harvester in the way some gifted evangelists are. The problem of course with being a seed is being prepared (in Jesus' words) to fall into the ground and die. But that's how God works, bringing new life from death of the old. May your new life as Vicar bring forth much fruit.Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-39891891218939115482011-06-09T15:00:26.649+01:002011-06-09T15:00:26.649+01:00And the vicar you will be in 3 or 4 or more years ...And the vicar you will be in 3 or 4 or more years down the line won't be the vicar you are as you move to your new parish, David. Ministry is so varied and rich an experience that it changes you constantly - keep growing and enjoy the process. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-84589398491187980802011-06-09T13:25:43.285+01:002011-06-09T13:25:43.285+01:00Great post and much food for my thoughts over the ...Great post and much food for my thoughts over the next few months. <br /><br />As Jean says, being in the right place and doing what you are called to is immense. I am still finding my way with the call, but now getting to the crucial stage approaching selection. Perhaps the seed, planted late, now beginning to germinate.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-70142484805909190682011-06-09T13:07:44.295+01:002011-06-09T13:07:44.295+01:00The trick now is for the healthy vigorous little p...The trick now is for the healthy vigorous little plant to survive its change of soil.<br />The old soil was pretty nutritious and there's no knowing what the new soil will be like.<br /><br />The one certainty is that you will still have the same gardener, to help you put out new strong branches, and grow into the wonderfull tree you were meant to be.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-17150529634756246472011-06-09T11:30:49.342+01:002011-06-09T11:30:49.342+01:00I can echo every word of that David. I have also ...I can echo every word of that David. I have also developed in unexpected ways. But the joy of knowing that we are in the right place and doing what we were called to is immense . I am so pleased you are young enough for a lot more development.Revjeanrolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744131101249601856noreply@blogger.com