There are certain lengths of the Ohio Highway System that I travel with regularity. I've been on the road so many times, I can envision grooves in the pavement from my tires. Sometimes it seems that I could set my car on autopilot and arrive safely to my destination.
The regular path of ministry is similar to highway driving. Many (if not most) days, a fairly predictable pace and progression are maintained. I pass through the midmorning, lunch, midafternoon and evening hours noting them in the same way that I have glanced at milemarkers between highway exits.
This sabbatical time is more like travelling a byway. Points of interest pop up and I can embrace the gift of pausing as long as necessary to experience them. There is no imposed urgency to pass them by. These are the places and situations that are usually bypassed by my normal schedule. They are rich with fresh vistas!
I am filled with deep, broad gratitude for the blessing of travelling this ministry byway!
It's not really me...but it is how I have felt
About Me
- Pamela Czarnota
- I am called to serve at Christ the Redeemer ELCA, Brecksville Ohio, as Associate in Ministry, focusing upon the area of Spiritual Direction and Faith Formation. I hope to serve the people of God as an encourager, and as a compassionate listener. In many ways I am like a midwife in that I attend the birthing of what God is calling from individuals (or bestowing to them) that reflects the truth, the love and the light of Christ. My favorite question seems to be: Where is God in all of this? How shall I (we) respond? I enjoy serving as a Spiritual Director, a writer and a retreat leader. My style of writing and leadership is in the contemplative way. I relate naturally to God's wild ones (feather, finned and furred) and gravitate towards people and activities involved with forests, mountains or water.... especially sailing!
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