Katie's prayer: Big Daddy Weave's "Without You"

Tell me where else could I ever find

The peace that floods this heart of mine

Without You

I got a very interesting phone call today. Someone pretty high up in the diocese asked me to be a part of a committee to review textbooks. And because I’m crazy, and because my mom passes along this ‘can’t say no’ gene, I said yes. I know, I’m crazy. For those of you not keeping track, I am now the Youth Minister and Confirmation Coordinator and the unofficial Website Administrator for two parishes, Director of Religious Education for one of those parishes, Youth Office Assistant for the Diocese, KCYC (Kansas City Youth Conference) Volunteer Coordinator, and Textbook Approval Committee member. I’ve got quite a lot of stuff on my plate.

But really, it’s this last thing that I’m the most worried about. This is one thing I’ve never done before, never done anything similar either. I’m a little afraid I might not be good at it. I even expressed some of my worries on my phone call this afternoon. I was told I’d be fine. Immediately after hanging up, I shared with my co-worker about the phone call. She expressed excitement for me and all the opportunities this might open up for me. Everyone I’ve told about this since has been nothing but supportive and confident in my ability to do this job as well. I pray they are right. And I pray for help I’m definitely going to need to do everything and still keep my sanity and still do everything to the best of my ability.

It’s odd how after praying about something I worry a lot about, I get this peace. Like everything is going to be ok, it’s in God’s hands. Some might say it’s a placebo affect, but I know different. It’s God’s way of letting me know that He’s got everything under control. He’s going to help me through. And I’m thankful for this small, but significant sign.