A Balance To Stability

FRI., OCT. 12, 1990, 7:23 AM
AIRPORT, ST. LOUIS

As in days of yore you are waiting in an airport, the beginning of a professional trip. Oh, this is a combination, with visits to family and friends on both ends, yet it is a professional trip. These are much more infrequent in these last years of your career, but I describe such, this day, as a balance to stability. It is good that you quite naturally knew that you would have this Teaching in the first hour of your waiting time here. You no longer have the luxury of the Ambassador Club, but this is more appropriate to your present status.

You enjoy now a rather stable life. Your income is sufficient for what you and Lenore want to do, and you even have money to lend as one son needs help. Your professional position seems secure, you are on good terms with relevant administrators, and you have a truly comfortable office. Your classes go well, with just enough apprehension to keep you preparing well. Your current Ruminations is out, just a bit late. The reasonable goal of typing your Dubos paper during this next break has been set. Life for you is wonderfully stable.

With one aspect of your spirit you look forward to this time away. With another you hate to give up the peaceful stability. I tell you that a change such as this is an important balance. When you are the age of your parents the maintenance of stability will be more desirable, but know that you are not yet at such a stage in life. It still is important that you venture forth from time to time into the less predictable. Remember, however, the importance of balance.

This means that you must consider each invitation or opportunity for its apparent value, but also for its effects on the stability of your life. This projected trip to Cuba is a desirable one, for its relevance to your teaching and also for its Christian foundation. You shall worship in new and yet familiar ways, and you shall speak of Me freely as you are part of this visiting group. You did forget the Spanish book, and I do encourage you to regain some further familiarity with that language. It is unfortunate that Lenore shall not go with you, but her remaining is a part of your stability.

The spiritual conference in the early summer is, of course, a must. There was no doubt in your mind and spirit that this was to be a priority. Undoubtedly you will be invited to present in some way. Use this as a stimulus to get some of these presentation into print. Yes, I, the Holy Spirit, am urging you to this professional task. And I shall continue until you do finally act. This should be an interestingly fine gathering. Perhaps Lenore would want to accompany you. Invite her when the actual program is out.

Continue to consider the Synod School invitation. That has been a good part of your recent past life and you would feel quite comfortable being a more officially functional part of the School again. Still, I don’t yet say Go. Await developments.

There is merit in looking ahead to future disturbances of your stability, but do not be hasty in scheduling too many, for this leaves no appropriate room for more sudden opportunities. You must continually consider that there may be the need to visit your parents as some emergency arises. This is just generally predictable at their ages.

Your university life and your life on the Farm continue to mesh well together. They produce a nicely coordinated stability. Continue to resist positions of chairmanship and “official leadership.” It shall be acceptable to do this one you could not “duck” rather poorly. Such tasks are not good balance with your stability.

The Farm still needs your attention, and the cleaning up you and Rivanna started this week was good. When you return put further cleaning up and casting away as part of your desirable balance. As I have told you many times, that Farm could look a lot better than it does now, and Fall and Winter also are good times for such activity.