Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
- w czerwiec 13th, 2008 :: Linki
She stopped attending church around Christmastime because she was tired and dealing with some tough family issues. I said, “My dear, you deserve a break. You’ve been working full-time for this church for forty years and given your heart and soul to it. Go with our blessing.”
So she rested, and slept a lot. I’d call to check in. “Vicki, I just can’t get it going like I used to.”
“That’s understandable,” I said. “On my best days I can’t get it going like you used to. Do you realize what a whirling dervish of focused energy you’ve been for decades?”
We’d chat and I’d catch her up on church goings-on. She was my North Star.
She understood church better than almost anyone I’ve ever known.
We missed her a lot around the office. Before she took this “sabbatical,” she had been there at least three times a week. […]