Whew

Well, that wasn't too bad.  Actually, it seemed to go really well.  My sermon seemed to be very well-received.  I know that it was a fantastic experience for me to do that.  Definitely a highlight of the year.

Of course, now I am listening to the tape, and I'm rethinking and reworking, and basically, fiercely criticizing my delivery (a little) and what I perceive as gaping holes in my message (a lot).  But it's too late now...the sermon is given, it is past, and there's not much I can do now.   This is why it's always better for me to prepare remarks shortly before I'm scheduled to give them.  If there is too much time between completion of a speech and the time of delivery, I'll end up tearing the thing apart through my own criticism.

Now I want a nap.