For accountants it’s February through March. For teachers, it’s April and May. For the unfortunate souls that work in retail, the most wonderful time of the year, December, is the most dreaded. Many professions have a time of the year that is busier than others. A period where personal lives, originality, and deep thinking are exchanged for cruising in constant work mode to avoid falling behind. These are times that we love because of all the progress and work accomplished and we hate because our relationships and personal lives are sacrificed at the aforementioned alter.
For folks who work in the church, that time of year is Easter and Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter). During this stretch, multiple worship services, soup suppers, and youth conferences all converge to make this “that” time of the year. I love Easter and Lent because of the festivities as we await the ultimate celebration (Easter) of Christ’s death, resurrection, and victory of sin, death, and power of the devil (can you tell I teach confirmation?).
During the same period, my energy dwindles and my time with my wife dissipates as I tend to so-dubbed more “important” matters at work. My writing becomes mundane and patterned sounding more like a text message than something considered worthwhile reading. My thoughts go from focused, concise, and provoking to bland, monotonous, and unworthy of filling space.
So with that all behind me now, I can move forward with writing that resembles a soufflé rather than mush. Hallelujah! Jesus is risen! Here’s to great writing and fantastic reading!
