Against my better judgment, we're having an outdoor Eucharist on Sunday.
If it is as hot tomorrow as it is today, I'll be lucky to avoid a heat stroke.
There's a tent but that won't help much.
The service is to celebrate Summer.
I've been asked to preach about Summer and warmth.
Don't know if I can pull it off, but I'm going to 'wing it' and keep it short to save lives....
Bern and I watch Jeperodey (which I can't spell!) every night.
A woman who had won 15 days in a row lost tonight.
I was upset.
I really liked her.
I'll keep watching. but my interest has lagged....
Paper was the greatest invention ever!
So many helpful things are made of paper: tissues, bathroom paper, paper towels, calendars, newspapers, typing paper and my favorite of all--books.
I read at least 5 books a week--mostly mysteries. But there is also the Bible and Episcopal Prayer Books.
I find a lot of comfort, hope and wonder in books.
Thank God for paper....
I'm off this Sunday and the Sunday after next Sunday.
By contract, I only work on three Sundays a month and this month has five Sundays.
I like time off, but I don't go to church.
I've told people the reason I still work at 77 is if I didn't I'd never darken a church door.
That's pretty much true.
I don't know why, but I don't go to church as a participant--only as a priest.
Probably bad of me, but the way it is.
I wore a long sleeve shirt all day.
Not as hot as tomorrow will be.
I don't care.
I love the heat.
It's the cold that gets to me.
I'm getting old.
Cold and 'old' don't do well together.
Today we started on the Book of Acts.
I don't like much about Acts.
I believe even less about it.
But we began with the Holy Spirit descending on the disciples.
It was a good session.
Lots of thoughts and questions.
And we begin with communion--very short.
A good hour to be at.
The sermon I gave today (posted earlier) was one of the shortest I've even given.
But I got over a dozen compliments and questions.
Maybe I preach too long.
Huh!
