I woke up this morning and took a good look at the calendar. The day is full. I even have to trim back a few things. I dislike having to readjust my schedule. I know it is a common occurrence, but it irks me nonetheless.
It's a good day that's set out before me. Don't get me wrong. I am happy about my day. I'll be spending time in the garden with one of my parishoners. I have one or two phone calls to make about some events happening this weekend. I have a sermon to work on and there's a meeting at a college in the city that I need to attend at 3pm. It's a full day. I am not sure what I'll actually get done.
Part of the issue is that I also have Saturday looming before me. It too is full. So, there is nowhere for the Friday things to move to should I not get to them. I have overscheduled myself. Drat.
Well, I should get to it. I check my e-mail when I woke up this morning. I always do that...to think through the day and to make sure that nothing has burned down during the night. So, I should return a few of those now.
As an aside, I was reminded of these words yesterday - Stanley Hauerwas: “The work of Jesus was not a new set of ideals or principles for reforming or even revolutionizing society, but the establishment of a new community, a people that embodied forgiveness, sharing and self-sacrificing love in its rituals and discipline. In that sense, the visible church is not to be the bearer of Christ’s message, but to be the message.”
Chewing on that, too. I hope you all have a good day.
Posted by tripp at July 10, 2009 08:16 AM