Eighth grade confirmation. Passing the driving exam on your
sixteenth birthday. Filling out
the voter registration form on your eighteenth birthday. Packing up your childhood and moving to
college. These are all rites of
passage that may be the moment one begins their journey to adulthood.
I think that mine starts here.
This week, after years of planning and dreaming, I launched
a website, drafted a cover letter, and publicly proclaimed that I wanted to
lead worship for the rest of my days.
Throwing out the meaning of the business degree that I am currently
pursuing, and pursuing the dream and the calling to ministry that I’ve shoved
to the back of my mind every time I check my bank balance. Every day I'm having to remind myself of this call to leave everything behind. As my car falls apart, my family disproves of my lack of paycheck, and my high school self scoffs at my idea of a "future" I must remind myself to shake this dust off my feet, and live my life as the testimony of faith that life itself is.
So today I’m snapping my walking stick, ripping my second tunic (okay, I've never actually owned a tunic), and shaking the dust from my feet to begin this journey. I’m inviting anyone
and everyone to join me, pray for me, advise me, and to let me know how I can pray for them throughout this time. I’ll be
updating this blog regularly with the growth that I’m sure to experience in
these next few months of ministry, and with the stories and reflections that
come up along the way.
Until then,
Laura Lynn
