The First United Methodist Church of San Diego, California, United States In Real Life for Thursday, 12 February 2015 "Walk or Run?" by Richard Annett

The First United Methodist Church of San Diego, California, United States In Real Life for Thursday, 12 February 2015 "Walk or Run?" by Richard Annett
I have been in school for the past 22 years of my life, not including preschool. Out of those 22 years I have been going to school non-stop for nine years, only getting a break after summer school, before fall, and then during the winter. I have to say, I am getting burned out and I have the worst case of senioritis in the world right now. I currently have three more classes left and then I am officially finished with my Masters of Divinity.
Seminary is an amazing experience and I am totally enjoying it. I love the professors that I have; I love my classmates and the relationships that are being built. However, I am not going to lie, getting my homework and reading done is a little tedious. I sit down, look at the work that is before me, and time just seems to slow down. You know in those movies where they slow down the film, frame by frame. That is what it feels like when I am doing homework. Five minutes go by and it feels like forty-five. Sometimes I am ready to pull out the little hair that I have on my head.
At the same time, I know I can’t give up, I’m almost there. A wise person once told me, “You don’t walk to the finish line in a race, you run.” I am six months away from being done with my Masters. That is 180 days, 4,320 hours, and 259,200 minutes. I need to start running and I think I am going to, and then I can stop and get a drink of water and get ready for the next race; A Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.[Richard Annett, Director of Student Ministries]
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