March 27, 2007
god is so good
This blog post comes to you from the back porch. Ooo...I know that this is a false spring. I know that the weather will cool off again and we'll see forty degrees with rain. I know this. I have seen it every spring in my ten years in Chicago. And yet...I still want to give in. The birds are singing. The cats are lounging. The sun is slowly rising through the trees. It is sixty-one degrees. Even Trish is up early and is making smoothies. Pineapple and banana. God is good.
Well, it looks like I will not get day off until after Jesus shows up on Easter morning. I may get to slow down next Monday. But it is that time of year. I am taking my vitamins. I am going to bed early when I can. Thankfully, most of my congregations' committee meetings are already past. My evenings are not so tight. This is okay. That week after Easter, however, will be a slow week. I will do little. Jesus is here. I can take a break.
Heh.
In other news, I am approaching my tenth anniversary of my arrival to Chicago. I think that's right. How do I know? Well, not by the usual means. Oh no. I am not bright enough for that. I had to be reminded by the Archdiocese. Yep. I received an e-mail from the ecumenical office of the Chicago Archdiocese announcing the tenth anniversary of the cardinal's arrival. "Right!" I thought to myself. "I sang at the installation service. I saw the old cardinal's hat lifted into the rafters. We sang Proulx and other almost a-tonal choral stuff. Lovely." It was my first gig here in Chicago. I want to send the man a letter. Would you all be willing to help me compose it? I'm serious. Ten years ago I was here as a singer and temp. I sang at the Cathedral. That was my first gig here. Now, ten years later, I am a professional heretic working with the ecumenical office chatting with the Cardinal's representatives. It's an interesting circle of sorts. And I sincerely interested in sending him a letter to congratulate him in his ten years of ministry here. His health has suffered. And he's had to deal with some serious issues like abusive clergy. I don't know if one could say he's a good Cardinal. I really don't know. But for some reason, probably a narcissistic one, I want to send the guy a letter.
Let's begin...
His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George,
Posted by tripp at March 27, 2007 06:43 AM