Historic and Mundane

On such an historic day I find the juxtaposition great with the mundane meetings, correspondence, and routine of my day. It's not that I view the ministry of administration in the church's life as insignificant, but rather that such work placed against the backdrop of the hopefulness of President Obama's inauguration seems pale and somewhat insignificant.

The juxtaposition does make me wonder what President Obama will feel like tomorrow or next week, or next month, or next year, as the weight of the day to day tasks of presiding over this country begin to feel more commonplace and even mundane. At least we hope that there might be a point where the sense of crisis turns more toward the mundane.

The case has been made that our character is shaped and demonstrated not so much in crisis or in the midst of energetic new beginnings or in the face of notably large decisions, but rather our character is defined by our ability to pursue the mundane to the best of our abilities and the fullness of our capabilities.

At least that's how I hope I lived this day, this historic day full of the mundane.