This morning begins with a train journey from one city to a big city. I find it strange sitting in the station waiting room as only two meetings ago I was still catching the bus 20 minutes before I needed to be there. That gave me at least an extra hour to do household chores or think about Sunday worship or even finish the piece of writing needed for the day.

I’m heading for a meeting with the group of people with whom I write devotional material. Five of the six of us should be there, and there are a number of bits of work to be shared, commented upon, and approved before publication later in the year.

Today I have one item to go over, as most of the bulk of my items were completed prior to Christmas. I don’t think it’s my last piece as I’m sure today will see us pick one more theme to focus on. We’re hoping to have finished writing by beginning of March, so that all is ready for the printers by May. Then the writing process will begin again for the following year.

Meanwhile I have a personal piece of worship material to be submitted by mid-February for a larger website than my own worship material. It’s a major piece of work, which needs to include Biblical exposition, themes for preaching, prayers and meditations, and suggested hymns.

When I was invited to write I loved the theme and the potential variety. Now I’m struggling with the overwhelming variety, and knowing that a team of people would do the topic more justice.

I’m also finding gaps in the continuing to get to know the new place a little difficult to spot. Within the next fortnight I think I need to score a day through that will just be for focussing on this, and learn to live with my difficult tension of being and doing.