A new page

This morning, I finished my last seminary book, which fittingly, concluded with a meditation on the glories of Heaven. I turned in a reading quiz and a reading report, and just then, I was done.

It can be a funny thing to complete very large tasks, tasks like earning a Master's degree. It took me just shy of two years, and even I am surprised by how big things can be manageable when taken one step at a time, one small chunk of work at a time. I knew once the thing was done, my mind would immediately find space for other things. This was true; within minutes of finishing, I found myself cleaning out my freezer for the first time in two years.

I know that reflecting on what I have learned over the last two years will take time and space. As excited as I feel to be done, to cross off my list, to move on to new things, it is a strangely sad feeling to say good-bye. I have been privileged to devote so much time and energy towards reading and absorbing and wrestling and growing in the things of the Lord, and I am so thankful for that. Thank you, Lord, for this gift and stewardship. I desire to use what I gave been given not for myself alone but that the church would be built up.