For my new Teaching Parish Committee
We are artists, not evaluators…
Though there are tools that will be offered,
carefully crafted grids for assessment and measurement,
guidance for feedback and evaluation,
do not be deceived: your task here is not technical.
Think guideposts, not guidelines.
Think cairns, not cautions.
This is not science.
This is art. Holy art.
If we do it right, it will be messy.
It will be experimental.
It will contain surprises and hidden messages,
disappointments, and triumphs.
If we do it right, there will be more questions,
than answers; more tasks, than time;
more laughter, than silence.
If we do this right,
it won’t turn out as we imagine it now.
It will take on shape that can only emerge
through the gathering of our gifts,
one upon one upon another,
sums greater than parts.
Our attention and appreciation,
our building up and breaking down,
our care for the process more than the product,
will coax that sacred energy that reminds us,
ours is a covenantal promise we make to one another
over and over, each day anew.
This is lovely, Karen.
Glen, thank you. Nice to see your face! Hope you are well. ~ Karen
Thank you for this piece and knowing you and your blog
Thanks for stopping by, websterweb, and for all that you do in your corner of the world. Peace, Karen