Well this is the end of the first week here at seminary. This week has been awesome, interesting, and enlightening. With this said I believe a great deal of stress is to come given it has been a so called light week for us here. I am still awaiting my first intro to bible class, greek, worship, and a contextual ed course. Throughout this week I have learned a lot academically and much more about myself. The challenges here so far have not been academic but more on the am I really here side and am I supposed to be here. The answer is yes I am supposed to be here and yes I am really here at Southern Seminary. Throughout this week I have been struggling coming to grips with the so called vow of seminary poverty. That statement may sound more serious than it really is but also be taken as it is. I have been taking my first steps toward my future on my own. Yes of course I have been to undergraduate school or college and stepped out on my own but this type of stepping out on my own has taken a whole new step. I have come to find true peace here among the bustling city of columbia and more so against the backdrop of the Aue Claire community. I truly feel that I have taken up my cross and am following Christ. This image is what I have been meditating on throughout the week. What does my cross look like. So far it looks like ramen noodles, Stafford loans, bank account draining expenses, labyrinth walks, prayer, scripture, and making a joyous noise in chapel( notice the stress on noise). I am able to continue my ministry here as a member of the larger Christian church with the fellowship of classmates. Now I do understand the whole throwing into the fire of life and coming out stronger for that. With this said I would like to say that I love all of my family who may be reading this so very much and everyone in my life here and abroad who have made me who I am today.
May the Peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all!
Peace,
Jason
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