Christian friends...please answer a question for me!
I have a question for anyone who is a member of a Christian church: Please help me out on this one. It involves a dilemma that transcends all denominations.
Call this part of my growing pains as a Christian. I haven't had any in awhile...but this troubles me a bit.
Here's the question: Why do churches want people to volunteer so much?
I mean, it seems like every couple of weeks I am being asked to volunteer my services for a church function. Why? I honestly do not have the time!
When I joined Knights of Columbus I never knew I'd be asked to volunteer so much. I just wanted to attend some meetings, get to know some new people, get more ingrained in the church community, and hopefully become a Fourth Order Knight so I could bear the colors the next time the Pope comes to the USA. What an honor that would be! Instead, I have been asked to do fundraising and volunteer! I hate fundraising because it makes me feel like a telemarketer or a door to door salesman...it makes me feel low.
Also, I have no talents I can contribute: I can't cook very well, I don't have any good ideas for promoting golf tournaments or festivals, and all I can do is write...which does not help much.
Maybe I stretched myself too thin in my convert's zeal. But, I had all these big plans about how I would make myself known and serve the Lord in my parish community...now I can't fullfill them. I feel I have let the Lord and my church down. All I can really do is go to Mass every Sunday!
I didn't realize that being a Christian involved so much work other than showing up, getting to know everyone, praying the rosary, going on pilgrimages, participating in the Mass...that's the fun stuff! What I mean is...giving of myself...which I haven't much to give since I have little talent.