FRUSTRATIONS OR FELLOWSHIP

Being a Reserve Delegate and attending a Legislative Committee without voice and voting proved to be challenging and at times frustrating for me. Especially when some of the parliamentarian processes were not being followed correctly (I must say though, that I am not an expert when it comes to rules of order). There were several instances when three of us observers became very eager to interject and refer to the rules of the conference in order to help with the process but the reality was that our only allowed role was to be observers of the process. As hard as this restraining exercise was for me, I saw however some benefits: first to my character because patient is indeed a virtue I must continue developing; second, I began reaching out to “perfect strangers” (both observers outside the Legislative Committee and active participants inside the Legislative Committee in order to network and “compare notes”). The reality is that at the end of four days of legislative process I have gotten to know brothers and sisters in Christ and these relationships worth more than any frustration I have experienced! Letting go of frustrations and replacing them with opportunities for fellowship is a good thing so I think I will vote for that… Blessings