The life of … Mirko!

Not much happened over the last weeks. Every day is like the next, not much new and not much difference. My daily routine doesn’t leave many oportunities to do anything else than work and study:

5.20am getting up

6.00am reading books for my studies

7.15am walking to the office

8.00am beginning of work (1 hour and 10 minutes break per day)

5.00pm walking home

6.00pm dinner

The evenings are filled, depending on how I feel. I’m talking to my wife a lot. Apart from that, that’s what my week looks like:

Mon & Tue: “free”

Wen: Homegroup of the Vineyard church

Thu: JFI leadership meeting (via phone conference)

Fri: going out for a beer with colleagues

On the weekend, there is “homework” on saturday, i.e. cleaning my apartement, doing my washing, etc. and studying for three hours. In the evenings, the 24/7prayer Belfast people are getting together. Sunday is pretty “quiet”.

… all of that depends on whether I’m tired or not … but most of the time I’m going to bed at 10pm.

My social life is really good. I’m very grateful for how it all happened … by now, I’ve got to know so many really nice people, it’s just great.

Yesterday, I had a coffee with this guy, who’s trying to live “Church” in a different way. For example, they meet in a bar and have church service during normal business time and not as an extra meeting. He has heard about the Freaks and it’s always great to realize what I’ve been part of during the last years. It’s not bad, what has happened with us. Actually, it’s really great … Awesome! The people here even see the council as a big chance, too.

Seen from a distance, it all looks different … and I’ve got a lot of time to reflect on everything, and I’ll still need a lot more time for that. At the same time, everything goes on, just on another level.

Last week, I wondered what it meant to “love God”. Do I love God? Of course, the answer is “Yes” … that’s what you gotta say. But what does it mean? Everyone would confirm that it’s not a feeling … well, sometimes it is, but that’s not the point.

Is it the “deeds”, the “respect” for those who you love? I think so … and here, I’m still trying to find out what it means for everyday life.