I offered a version of this reflection at the conclusion of my chaplaincy training, during our graduation ceremony at Griffin Hospital. Chaplaincy is strange. It's certainly an awkward endeavor. Essentially, you walk around, knock on patients' doors, and, in a completely unannounced fashion, explain that you are

Lobstering with my family in the Florida Keys was more like a job than a typical vacation. Essentially, you are dragged behind a boat, holding onto a sled, searching for lobster holes. It's challenging because often you have to dive 12-20 feet to catch them. When I