I've had several opportunities to preach this summer; mostly at my home parish, but once at a friend's church in South Bend, bless her generous heart. In the midst of CPE and all, it's sometimes felt stressful, trying to find several hours to pray through the scriptures, and put together some sort of coherent message. I've learned three things through the process: (1) It's much nicer to have lots of time to prepare, but I can craft a sermon under a deadline; (2) I really like preaching; and (3) I need a lot more practice.

I'm glad that we have our first preaching class is in the fall-- and Micah, when you start taking students for tutoring, you let me know.