Invermoriston-Edinburgh
Today I was in a little village named Invermoriston. It was one of the towns I had planned on staying in while I was walking, and decided to stay there for a night and explore the town.
I had read about some beautiful waterfalls around the town and knew I'd want to hike to those - but there was also a well of St. Columba.
Later this week I'll be traveling to the Abby on Iona and was excited to see some of the other sights off the Island of significance.
I was more than a little disappointed in the well. For some reason I had built it up in my mind to something it just wasn't.
But it did get me thinking about expectations. The ones we place on ourselves and the ones we place on others. Which are helpful? Which are harmful? Do we expect too much of ourselves? Or too little?
What about in our churches and faith lives? What do we expect of people? Volunteer time? Engagement? Commitment to study and worship and spiritual disciplines?
What expectations do we need to increase or hold on to and which should we let go of? What do a really need from ourselves and one another? How are we helping one another to live into God's expeditions? To do justice. To love kindness. To walk humbly with our God.
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