Katie's prayer: Andy Cloninger's "Psalm 23"

I shall not fear

For You are with me.

Let me catch you up on my life. I'm working as the Youth Minister, Confirmation Coordinator, and DRE for two parishes. Sadly, they are two small parishes and despite my many titles, it only adds up to 20 hours a week. Which doesn't really produce enough money for me to live on. Since I stopped working at the diocese back in early December, I have been trying to find another part time job. I applied everywhere (but food places). Even Walmart. Shortly before going home for Christmas, I got some great news. The parish I used to volunteer at possibly got permission to hire a part-time youth office assistant. Perfect! More hours, and those more hours were with the diocese which meant I would have health benefits as well. Things seemed to be going well, and the way I wanted them to go, for a change.

The youth minister just had to speak with the priest to make sure I could be hired. With the business of the holiday season, this didn't happen before Christmas (like I hoped) or before the new years. Then I got an email last week, the youth minister was heading to the hospital with his pregnant wife to give birth and wouldn't be attending youth ministry activities for a while. So now, I start freaking out. I was hoping and counting on getting that job. My excess cash is starting to dwindle, soon I'd have to talk my parents into giving me money again just so I could keep my apartment and have food.

I got really impatient with God. Since December, I put this whole job thing in His hands. I didn't want to have to stress about it. I said, God, whatever You want... make it happen. I trust You. This past week or so, I've been talking to God and constantly telling Him about my freak out moments, the stress that hasn't been with me since losing my job that suddenly is coming upon me, the fear of what might happen if I can't find another job. I guess He was listening, cause today I got an answer. I will be working again at the diocese. Only one 8-hour day a week. But that's 8 more hours than I was working before. Who knows where things will go from here, but God proved to me that He does answer prayers. So I'll be trusting God with the rest of my future job plans as well.