Today I met with a friend who was at university with me back in the late 60's. We hadn't seen each other for about twenty years and if we had not seen our photos on Facebook we might not have recognised each other. She had her husband with her. We spent a happy time reminiscing but more than that speaking about our lives today. I have another friend who went to school with me. I see her about twice or three times a year. We usually have lunch together. It is God who places people in our lives and for a purpose. Often we don't know what that purpose is. I have other friends who live in my village who went to school with me but I hardly ever see them. I used to go to school reunions but couldn't help feeling that the really interesting people were too busy getting on with their lives to come! For instance a boy in our class went off to Hawaii to study marine biology. I looked him up on the internet and he's still there. I don't think he will come to a school reunion anytime soon.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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