Lately I've been entertaining the idea of returning to my roots and going in the direction of a satisfying trade. Fine carpentry, boatbuilding, and working on diesel engines or airplanes attracts me the most. So does home building as whole. Something about providing that for people (especially as a ministerial and charitable act when I can afford to do so) sounds quite satisfying. There is also something to be said for starting with X (raw materials, broken things, and other sorts of unformed matter) and ending the day or the week with Y (a completed object). I know regardless of how I make my tents in this world I will mostly likely learn carpentry at some point. If something is beautiful, useful, and well made, I usually fall very quickly in love with it. My model of the 'worker priest in the world' is also satisfied by such a vision. It's important for Christian leaders and ministers to be among the people they assume to serve. Not just mingling, but putting their hands to the task at hand.
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