and the beginnings of opportunities
This seems like the time of the year when things show their first beginnings. Today I talked to a priest who is open to having the Gospel of Luke performed at his church. This priest can be impulsive and unfocused, and he suggested performing it during adoration at the church.
Adoration happens there once a week in the evenings. The eucharist is presented in an elaborate case, and congregants come to meditate in its presence. This is a common practice at Catholic churches.
But most people take this as a time of quiet reflection and meditation. It is not normally interrupted by speaking of any kind. Usually, it is done in silence.
In my eagerness to begin this project, with an audience, I may end up committing a kind of faux pas. Will they appreciate what I’m doing, or see it as an interruption of their prayer practice? Should I accept the priest’s offer to perform the Gospel of Luke, or should I refrain in favor of a better opportunity?
I suspect that this is the first of many such difficulties. I just don’t expect things to flow easily and naturally in this project. There is another church where the clergy have expressed interest, but we have yet to settle upon a date.
If the priest gives the OK, I will perform. Whatever negative reactions may arise can be directed at him as well as me. And there are far more antagonistic venues that I will be exploring. How will people react in prisons? Assisted Living facilities? There may be outright disdain and derision there, and it will have to be endured. Perhaps this will help to inoculate me against future difficulties.
It does seem that things will be more definite in the coming weeks. This is a slow-growing plant, and there is nothing to be done but keep watering, keep providing sunlight, and let it take its course. My hopes are high, but patience, especially now, is vital to future growth.
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