What We Treasure

As I was thinking about what to write this morning, I looked up some older posts trying to remember when I used to post links to my video sermons--was it the day of church or was it after?  But what really interested me was this post from July that talked about a changing sense of call--and what was more interesting was the Facebook interchange that I recorded. 

I wrote this:  I'm ready to be called to a different kind of ministry--perhaps the director of virtual creative encounters with the Holy. Hmm. Let me dream about that for a time."

These days, I'd edit that to be both virtual and live.  I repeat this vision here, because I want to keep remembering it.  This afternoon, I'll attend a virtual session that will be similar to those I want to create in the future, an Advent Crafts workshop offered by one of my Create in Me friends for the Southeastern synod of the Lutheran (ELCA) church.  I'll write more on this workshop later.

This morning, I want to remember that I've gotten positive feedback for the morning watch sessions I've been leading each morning at 5:30 a.m. through my church's Facebook page.  I have trouble figuring out how to interpret the statistics that Facebook gives me as the administrator of my church's Facebook page.  What exactly is an engagement?  When it says that x amount of people have been reached, what does that mean?  I'm guessing that an engagement means a certain amount of time that people have lingered--or does it mean that people have clicked to make the video play?

I always go back to check the comments that people post to morning watch.  From the comments and from the people who I can see watching as I do the live broadcast, I know that at least 4 people tune in regularly.

At the end of Friday's morning watch, I talked about thinking about what we want more of and what we want less of--I talked about the delights of my sketch book and the value of doing a sketch every morning for five minutes, often the only time I'm sketching.  I talked about what delights us also delighting God, that God put us on earth not to finish our chore list.  Does it bring us delight?  That's a good barometer--what brings us true joy?  I talked about treasuring the time to do morning watch and the time to sketch each day.

One of my constant viewers said, "I also treasure Morning Watch."  Another one wrote, "For me as rewarding as Church."

I wanted to record this feedback here, because finding past material on Facebook isn't always easy.  I want to remember that what I'm doing is worthwhile.