I went to Trinity today for Bible Study.
We're reading some of the Gnostic Scripture.
I've worn them out with the Gospel of Thomas, which is a long-long series of sayings of Jesus.
Some are familiar and so are weird.
Next week we read the Acts of Peter--a short and entertaining piece that is not covered in our Gospels in any way.
That will wake us up.
Tomorrow I go for my allergy shots.
I look forward to the trip.
See you later....
I spent a lot of the day speaking to doctors.
My primary care physician wants to see me. I talked to her office twice to set up an appointment.
I heard from my dentist--which I will until I get the implant I need.
I talked with my zoom group about what I've gone through. Two or three of us are 'doctors', but not of medicine.
I go to Trinity tomorrow for Bible Study and to deal with lots of questions about my health.
For the first time, I feel 78 today....
I'd like to turn the clock back, but that can't be done.
It is what it is--an old man complaining.....
President BAF ('Big Ass Fool') is embarassing us all.
His memorial day speech was a wandering walk through his warped mind.
He had to see others salute to know he had to.
His speech to the graduating class of West Point went terribly wrong.
He wore a blue suit at the Pope's funeral (suits were supposed to be black.)
His memorial day post went after his opponents.
The armed forces can't understand his purpose.
Judges all over the country are blocking his dismantling of the federal government.
He wants to de-fund Public Media.
I could go on and on--but I'll leave it at that.
He's making me crazy....
My father was a soldier in WW2.
Thankfully he did not die since I would have never been born!
But it wounded him in ways I cannot explain.
So Memorial Day is special to me.
Thank God we won the war!
Thank God my father survived.
Thank God for those who didn't.
Remember them tomorrow and always.
Memorial Day is every day, really....
Went to see Dr.A, my cancer doctor on Thursday as I do every 6 months. I was, once more, cancer free. But after I got home she got my blood tests and told me my sodium content in my blood was dangerously low and sent me to the emergency room.
Sure enough, it was so low they admitted me to the hospital.
I was there Thurs./Fri. and Saturday and was discharged Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. My levels were back in the safe zone.
Oddly enough, I had none of the symptoms they kept repeating to me. I mentioned that to a male nurse who said, "don't be confused--be thankful. Those symptoms aren't any you want, believe me."
I did believe him and am thankful.
I feel like a pin cushion because they drew blood three times each day and poked me in places I've never been poked!
But I'm home now and still thankful to the symptom-gods and to all the staff who got me well enough to come home.
That's why I haven't written here. I have a dumb phone and can't do e-mails of my blog on it.
Back and thankful.
And to the folks at Trinity Church who prayed for me and took care of things today since wasn't there--thank you too....
It's the 21st of May--only 10 days from June--and the high temperature today is 50!
Experts say it's an 'Arctic Blast', or something like that.
I think President What's-His-Name has pissed off the weather gods and they are punishing us for electing him.
That's just me talkin'--or more accurately, just me typing.
I was talking to another priest at the Clergy Conference who said he hated the heat.
Well, I hate the chill.
I hope he's happy today.
I, most certainly, am not....
It's over! Whew!
I left right before lunch (don't tell the bishops!) and had lunch at home.
Tomorrow I go to Trinity for Bible Study.
Thursday I go to the dentist to be told about my implant.
Friday I see Dr. Alsamari.
Busy week compared to most.
I like less-busy a lot.
I read the lessons for Sunday and are letting them soak in before I write a sermon.
I like sermons a lot.
That's why I keep doing ministry though I'm 78.
I know I've told you before--if I'm not behind an altar or in a pulpit, I'm not sure I would go to church at all....
Shame on me....
