Grieving the loss

***  DEATH OF A PARISH  ***

Today, I watched--participated in--a parish's death.  It hasn't sunken in.  I will take a while to process this.

What turned a somber service into a tragedy was watching the scavengers ripping the chairs out of the ballpark after the last game.

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Rainy Day

You know, I don't know that I've ever read the first chapter of Ecclesiastes before.  What a dark and dismal passage....

Interesting...

I have a meeting last night with the Bishop, our Rector, and the Wardens.  The Bishop said a couple of strange things, or things that I took note of, rather.  He said that he was learning that he had to be mindful the changes that he made in one place might upset people somewhere else.  The second thing he said was that he seemed to have more notice of our Vicar's desire to move than he had originally let on, but that is water under the bridge.  The first point though, that is a point that I wish more clergy took to hart as a tenet.  

Council

I had a dream that I was running for city council.  I was afraid of public speaking, and of upsetting my brother (his jam).

I have now been told by two people that I should.

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The Mill Stones Wear Smooth and the Lamps Become Dim

So, I was running at the track last night.  I did 5k in 41 min., not my best time.  I saw a young 20 something, serious jogger come in.  I've seen him before.  I engaged in conversation, "Signed up for any races this year?"  He said he was doing the Tough Mudder.  

"It's not that bad, actually," he said.  F that, I thought.  I told him that I was 50, and I won't do more than a 5k race now as my pace is too slow.  (I ran the Hog Jog 10k three or four years ago in 79 minutes).

He told me to keep working at it, a little farther each day, you'll get back to 10k.  I think he missed the part where I said I was 50.  I thanked him for his encouragement.

 I can't believe that I ran a 7:37 mile pace when I was 21.  Damn I was fast.  It floors me to think of it now.  And, I was the slowest guy in my PE class.  And, I puked my guts out on that run.

Oh, and, he told me that they hire a comedian to chirp the runners on the obstacles.   😂

And, hey, our Curate jogs.  I tried to interest her in the 5k Remember Run in Waterloo.  (I did it two years ago in 37 min.).

A Runner's World article that I read once said that if you want to run farther, you have to run [train] farther. 

Jesus Said

He did, yes.  But, Jesus set an impossibly high standard.  God is asking us to be perfect like him.

So, what do we do?  Not give up, that's what!  The objective is to try; get as close as you can.

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NyQuil

I saw an add for NyQuil where the actress said that her husband used to never be able to sleep on Sunday nights.  I understood why instantly. 

There's research on this subject, and things that you can do to mitigate the anxiety.  Ultimately, it's up to your boss.

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