Day 121- 5/2/11 House Blessing and CREDO

Day 121: 5/2/11
New Thing: House Blessing and CREDO
Inspiration: Dad & Andi, CREDO     
Cost: $0
Time: All Day                   
Bottom Line: What a whirl-wind!

Reflection: Today began very early with a pre-dawn house blessing. Dad, Andi and I gather together at 5:00am to bless their new house, and I was honored to preform the simple ceremony. It was the perfect end to an awesome trip and I cannot wait to go back!

From there, I flew out to a beautiful camp in North Carolina to start my CREDO Conference. Here is the description of this multifaceted event:

The mission of CREDO is to provide opportunities for people to examine significant areas of their lives and to discern prayerfully the future direction of their vocation as they respond to God’s call in a lifelong process of practice and transformation.

CREDO is more than an eight-day conference. Through the strength of a holistic approach to wellness, participants are invited to examine their minds, bodies, spirits, and hearts by examining four significant areas of their lives—spiritual, vocational, health, and financial.

The Latin word, CREDO, can be translated as “I believe,” but it has a much deeper meaning. Literally translated, it means, “I give my heart.” CREDO encourages participants to rediscover the passionate essence of their life and ministry in the context of their faith, their relationships, and community.

The CREDO experience provides a profound opportunity for participants to reflect on their journey, discern God’s presence and calling deep within themselves, and renew, reaffirm, and recommit their passion and conviction for their authentic vocation.

In other words, I will be spending the next 7 days in an intentional and intense conference dedicate to looking at several different aspects of my life. The goal of this hard work will be to create a strategic CREDO plan for the future. More to come!