Permanence

So while ya'll were outside enjoying this fine day I was in class to get 2 more hours closer to the ever allusive MDiv. On my current program I'm looking at a little over 2 years to complete and that just seems like eons and eons and eons away....but I digress...

Today we were talking about some of the traits that were found in the Benedictine Monastic movement. Oddly enough, I saw some works by Benedictines last Sunday at the Dead Sea Scroll Exhibits - gorgeous St. Johns Bible that is due to be completed next year. but back to permanence.

The monks were requires to follow two rules - permanence (they could not hop from monastery to monastery) and obedience (without delay, and whole heartedly) and I got to thinking - how much permanence is there in my life? As a single person, it seems like so many of my decisions rest on the non-permanent. I still live in a condo, that is a blessing, but doesn't feel very homey to me - doesn't feel permanent. And I work in a corporate job, all the while hoping and praying that it will not be permanent. How often do I treat my singleness in the same way? non-permanent? How am I missing the call of God while waiting for this season to be over? how am I missing the permanent love of the father by rushing past him on my way out the door in the morning. And what if, maybe....this is where God is going to keep me? Can I worship God if my singleness is indeed permanent?

I wonder