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"2 Corinthians 1:1

THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
Corinthians

Salutation

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God that is in Corinth, including all the saints throughout Achaia:"

When I read the above there's a little voice in my head quoting the Eddie Izzard sketch "...who's idea was it to get Paul as a penpal?!"

I'm led to believe it's my introverted personality that makes me freak out at the thought of using or answering the phone. All phone calls have to be made on my own terms in my own time...which is a roundabout way of saying not only is my blog a day late but I failed in my task.
I have excuses- I was away on a training weekend and have developed a rather bothersome tooth abscess which brought me home early to seek treatment. I did Skype my family whilst away but that probably doesn't count.
I know I'm terrible at reaching out - text and instant messaging has been such a blessing to me. It's something I need to overcome and I sometimes resent the introverted parts of my personality which can at times be a barrier to my ministry.

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The lack of blog last night was down to me attending a vigil in the monastery- after that I was all thoughtful and decided not to write until this morning.
I pretty much failed yesterday's task, which was to phone someone you hadn't spoken to in a while. I was hoping to find time to phone my brother, as my beautiful niece is baptised today and my being on retreat (strictly non-optional even though it's not a teaching weekend), means I can't be there- but it was difficult to find appropriate space and place to do it. I did text him. Not really the same.
Being away has given me time with my thoughts and with God. The weekend has been themed around five of Seiger Koda's paintings depicting moments from Peter's life. The two questions which have been on my mind from our discussions are "what am I afraid of?" and "what is my worth?"