Yep. It was a shocker to get to Church and to realize today was Zacchaeus Sunday. Theophany and the long season of Pentecost is "over." Next week begins the great Lenten Triodion. And then Great Lent is upon us.
The Healy's have been traveling for almost two months, and thus haven't been to All Saints in some time. It was very good to be back today. One of the women of the church is babysitting Sofie, and our reconnection to normal life and routine through the Church was anchored in the cares and needs of our daughter. (Found out the woman's husband once worked in the same university library, and same department, in which I work part-time.)
Some of the men of the parish will begin meeting on Sunday nights, in a couple of weeks, to read, discuss and pray over St. Theopan the Recluse's The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to It. I made arrangements with them. A women's tea is coming up that Anna may go to. And Sofie played hard and loud with the children in the nursery during Sunday School today. We heard them all.
It's been a great weekend. Yesterday, the Healy's got out of bed late. So mom and dad played with Sofie, all of us wrapped up in flannel sheets. Today, the Healy's got home from church and took a long, blessed Sunday afternoon nap beneath those gloriously warm flannel sheets.
Traveling was fun and exciting. But being home and back amid routine is more conducive of holiness, I think.
Glory be to God for all things.
Posted by Clifton at January 25, 2004 04:54 PM | TrackBack"It's been a great weekend. Yesterday, the Healy's got out of bed late. So mom and dad played with Sofie, all of us wrapped up in flannel sheets."
I love those moments...Sometimes Sara and Basil wake up while i am still desirous of sleep, but heck no i'm not going to pass up these precious times. There'll be time to sleep when i'm dead!
Posted by: aaron at January 26, 2004 01:11 PM