How, Exactly, to Count the Hours?
Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 5:02 amI am an Episcopal priest, and have been in my present church since 1988. It is hard, though, to call this a “job” and it is nearly impossible to count the hours of working. Sometimes I have to count the time because I am compensated for half time and that supposedly means 20 hours per week. But I will never get used to the idea of being paid to worship, to listen to people, to be with them in their darkest and saddest hours as well as in their greatest celebrations. So yes, I like my job, but don’t ever try too hard to get me to tell you exactly what it is or how much time it takes.