When I was a boy growing up I enjoyed the challenge of memorizing. There were lots of scriptures, songs, books of the Bible, quotes along with Gettysburg Address, and so on. At that point in time I thought I was good at it too. I don’t know what changed or when it changed, but today I will do all I can to not have to memorize. It is a lot of work that I don’t enjoy!

I have written a few times about the men I meet with on Saturday mornings. We are presently in a curriculum which requires a new scripture being memorized for each session. Along with this I’m needing to memorize a solo for a choir number in a couple of weeks, that is added to a new song we are singing tomorrow night for Celebrate Recovery which needs to be learned. This is all along side the Christmas production our choir is doing and it has a multitude of memorizing both songs and lines for the part I play. If it sounds like I’m gripping, well, I guess I am! All of these ministries are good and I love being part of them until these things come about.

This morning I have time to commit to learning what I need to so I’ll quit my complaining and start. Sometimes the journey isn’t as “fun” as other times, but it is all worthwhile when it is put into the Hands of God. I’m doing that right now!