A day for sleeping late -- ohhh, the luxury of a gradual waking. A day to catch a movie matinee. A day to read one book for as long as I wanted to -- ohhh, the luxury of it all. While I try to play rather than work on my regular day off, I am seldom fully successful. Some days there is no play at all -- rather a house to clean and the errands necessitated by simply living on this planet consume most of the day. Some days there is no play but rather passive "couch potato" time. Some days there is regular work -- hospital visits, sermon preparation, Bible Study preparation, parish planning, and the list goes on.
A friend of mine recently noted that during this time in the life of a pastor in the ELCA we need especially now to play. This is most certainly true.
So, my partner-in-life and I caught a delightful movie, I am smelling the aromas of the shrimp and grits dinner he is fixing, and I will soon check email, start thinking about next Sunday's sermon, getting ready for a full day tomorrow, reviewing the last draft of the newsletter (yes, I know it's a little late). And I'll continue to have some laughs over the movie.
I am most grateful.
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Gratitude has the ability to transform common space into holy ground and to turn ordinariness into sacred time. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights..." James 1:17
Reflection and awareness deepen and enrich gratitude. This life that God has given me provides much for me to wonder and ponder about. I am most grateful.
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