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Early transformations, I say above. I’m saying early because I realize, more and more, that the integration of CPE lessons is something that will go on for years to come. I have two weeks left in my program unit, and some things are just starting to become clear. I turned a corner two weeks or [...] Presence, not perfection. Thanks to Steve Godwin, my dear anam cara, for helping draw this out. Presence, not perfection. As I mentioned in the last post, CPE is really hard. It’s also such a blessing full of blessings. After my experiences on Friday, when I really kind of fell apart for a couple of days, I was given the gift of being reminded how important self-care is. I remember a sister–a Dominican, I think–at [...] CPE – that is, Clinical Pastoral Education – is really hard. Those of you who know about the credentialing process for ordination know this already. But many of you have never heard the term, “CPE,” I am sure. Sometimes I explain CPE as “chaplaincy internship” or “pastoral care internship,’ but it is so much more [...] |
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