FAITH MATTERS

In: the reverend eliristine Ieslie

 

Faith Matters and Rest Matters

Since resting makes it possible for all the

other aspects of our lives to matter at all, I am
going to practice what I preach and rest from
writing a full—length column this month.
Between now and when the fall begins I am
going to finish building my new deck on the
back of my house and then sit in the sun and
read the books I have selected for my summer
reading. (Yes, reading is restful to me and some-
thing I don’t do for myself as much as I would
like!)

My reading list includes Stealing Jesus: How
F undamenlalism Betrays Christianity by Bruce
Bawer, Coming Out Through F ire: Surviving the
Trauma of Homophobia by Leanne McCall
Tigert, C oming Out Within: Stages of Spiritual
Awakening for Lesbians and Gay Men — The
Journey from Loss to Transformation by Craig
O’Neill and Kathleen Ritter, and last but not
least, SQ: Connecting with Our Spiritual
Intelligence by Danah Zohar and Dr. Ian
Marshall. (I am planning to let you know what I
think about these books in my September col-
umn and call it “Reading Matters.” I can already
highly recommend Bawer’s book to you!)

The other reason I need to rest from writing a
full-length column this month has to do with
how much has happened in my life since last
summer, These 12 months have been personally
and professionally delicious but I am full to the
brim from feasting at this great meal of life
experiences. Like a baggage carrier on a safari
made to walk too far too fast the first 3 days, I’m
telling the “boss lady” in me that I need to stop
and rest so my soul can catch up with the rest of
me.

When I take the time to digest all that’s hap-
pened in the last 12 months, when I let my soul
catch up to the rest of me then I can figure out,
with The Holy Spirit’s help, what really matters
in my life and what doesn’t. And when I know
what really matters to me then perhaps I can
keep writing monthly columns that matter to
you. See you in September!

Rev. Christine Leslie is Campus Minister for '

Cooperative Christian Ministry @ U VM and
pastoral counselor in private practice. Reach
Chris at 802-860-7106 or revcsl@a0l.com. V

 

 

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