It’s taken quite a while to get to this point.

There was all of the consideration about how to make this work; getting permission from Lent Madness shamefully to copy their idea; working out how to make a website; fixing the things that I’d got wrong; tweaking said website as I realised that some things weren’t available properly or just didn’t make sense; getting the website online; and other boring bits.

I’d obviously asked at the beginning for the OK from All Saints’ to use their name.

The tricky bit has been (in true religious fashion) spreading the word.

Maybe it wasn’t such a great idea, or maybe it’s me (eg “I’m not doing it if he’s involved.”)  I know that I’m not great at publicising stuff and am often prone to building up my own hopes about the potential of a project, only to plummet into the slough of despond when they don’t take off as I’d hoped, but even so I’ve found it disappointing how little reaction there has been.

I knew that it wouldn’t immediately be massively successful but it’s been much less popular than even my wildest pessimistic thoughts.

I was sure that the opportunity to broadcast their thoughts to the world would appeal to the odd vicar (don’t say it) but having emailed quite a few I’ve had nothing.  Not even a recycled sermon, for which the only effort would be sending an email.  Hence the continued appearance on the front page of people who have got nothing to do with this, don’t know that it exists and would probably steer well clear if they did know about it.

Yes, this is a lot of whinge and yes, everyone’s got other things to do. I know. It’s just me venting, really.

Objectively I know that I shouldn’t expect anything, and that when those expectations are realised I should simply move on.  That I shouldn’t think that every idea is brilliant and everyone else is wrong for not seeing it.  That it’s pathetic to seek validation in this way.  Sorry.

Right, onwards to the next upbeat and overly enthusiastic post.