I'm preparing tonight for a devotion I have to do in the morning. I just read a short piece by Leonard Sweet about "trusteeship."
We are all called to be trustees of different things. Lori and I are trustees of the lives, well-being and development of our two boys. I am the trustee of the congregational youth ministry at Lord of Life. I also trustee the ELCA Youth Ministry Network. I trustee my faith...my education...my vocation...my godchildren...
I am trying to retrain my perspective. Trusteeship has often been embodied in concepts of 'responsibility.' There certainly is accuracy in that. But even more, trusteeship is gift. If I move myself to a gift-focused mentality, I can recognize that as each of the things I am a trustee of are gifts, for that matter, trusteeship itself is a gift.
I'm wondering how this ties into my vocation. How do I trustee vocation? How do I be who God is calling me to be? Can I find/identify that person? If so, how do I live it out?
Just wondering...
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