Wednesday, December 7
Matins
I am just tired.
Lauds
I feel like I’ve reached a saturation point. I need a lot of uninterrupted sleep.
Prime
This was the first morning with my youngest out of COVID quarantine. Once she was on her way to school, I roped my oldest into Prime with me before he had to leave for school. He laughed his way through as we read from the Divine Office app. The psalm was one of the more dramatic ones (Psalm 51) and He took a screen shot of the part that says “Thou has loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue. Therefore will God distroy thee for ever.” so he can say it to his sister some time when she’s being obnoxious.
Terce
I got caught up watching Derry Girls with my BFF Rebecca and almost missed Terce. Ended up praying using the app in my car before going in to work.
Sext
Slipped away for a break into the sanctuary (the perks of working in a church) to pray.
None
Did I do this? I don’t remember. It was a fuzzy sort of day.
Vespers
I opted to attend a mid-week prayer service at Episcopal Church of the Saviour, which didn’t follow the same sequence, but it was at the right time.
Compline
I…didn’t. I was exhausted. My family was just about done with me—and it’s clear that this was a midweek slump of sorts. I chose to sit on the couch and watch Daria (I love that my kids have discovered Daria!) and be present with them. Plus, I was exhausted.
End of the Day Thoughts
At about 11 pm I decided I would be skipping matins and lauds. I was so tired and everyone was really feeling crabby with me (and I was being crabby back at them.) This kind of prayer schedule makes no sense if you haven anything else going on in your life beyond worship, prayer, and contemplation. I haven’t even been able to do any sermon prep or anything like that this week.
Busy Little Sunshine 