I have to admit that this has been a very difficult week; I try to manage my time, keep up with school work, work and Church. It's not unusual for me to have to juggle several different tasks simultaneously, but for some reason it seemed like an impossible feat this week. The more I tried, the more obstacles I encountered. Just when I thought I had successfully overcome one, another stumbling block stood in my way. The reading addressed two issues that helped me immensely. Willimon spoke of the preacher as a pastor and Lillian Daniels in the chapter “Casting Out Demons” covered much of the same subject. As I found myself grounded in work; swimming in what I thought was an endless ocean, I found some solace in Willimon’s “Pastor as Character.” Even though I am not a pastor, I felt his words spoke to me and my situation. The words “Who is weak…and I am not weak?” Who gets tripped and I burn out? (page 284) resonated in my mind. Unfortunately, during my years as a teacher, I found myself sitting in the principal's office many times counting. The other day I just commented to my mother, with great enthusiasm: “Mom, you should be proud of me, I didn't have to go to the principals' office at all this year! Well, much to my dismay, that statement was premature. Just when I thought I could finally get out of the water; in which I found myself drowning… the director welcomes me into the room. "MS. Townsend, have you behaved?" he asked with a smile. I responded with a confident and resounding tone, "Yes sir, of course." Well, unfortunately, he received a call from a parent. My head dropped and immediately thoughts raced through my mind I thought "What did I do?" paper......also the part about the collar I still have to make a confession, I hate wearing a collar I'm still adjusting to wearing it, considering I was just ordained in December. , so I'm sure my feelings will change. Well, at least I'm optimistic that they will. Many believe, like Daniel, that the necklace is somehow magical. like magic. She was looking for a transformation to become a person capable of asserting herself and being taken seriously. She later realized that the necklace was not transforming. This transformation comes from within (God) and transcends the exterior. I too believe that my spiritual path will lead me to the pastorate and I also realize that it is not the necklace or an external symbol that will make this a reality, but it is the interaction with people. “They are the ones who can make me a pastor. » (page105)