Its Friday

This whole week I've had to actually stop and think about what day it is. Seems a bit strange as every day is markedly different. The seder - The City/Chrism Mass - Stations of the Cross - Maundy Thursday and Foot Washing - Good Friday...one moment it feels as though its flying by and the next it feels like we'll never get to Sunday...


I've been sitting in worship every day thinking - "oh - i'm going to blog about this or that." And by the time I get home, the thought is gone or I'm done thinking for the day. Oh well, it happens!


Today we were in worship - doing the Words from the cross...it's solemn and somber - there is the hint of incense - the altar is bare - and there is a grandmother and 7 grandkids sitting behind me. She has brought them every day to worship. My guess is they are out of school and staying with their gram during the day because they come to worship and then go on a little field trip. One day it was the movies another it was bowling. I didnt hear where they were going today. First - I LOVE that she brings them to worship. Kids learn so much simply by "showing up" and watching what is going on. But even more - I loved during what almost seems like a funeral mass there are kids playing tic tac toe and giggling. They weren't being disrespectful at all - they were being kids who were sitting in church during what can seem endless! At the end of the service the chimes ring 33 times and they were trying to figure out what was going on - one said it must be 12:00. Another said no we got here at 12:00 it must be an alarm clock. hah. it was cute. then the older brother leaned over and said no its ringing 33 times - Jesus was 33 years old when he died. oooh they said - that's why people were crying - jesus died on the cross. Interesting to me that the pieces all came together all over again for them in a new way. 


Aight - im out for now. Maybe more later. Worship tonight should be good - looking forward to the bidding prayer and solemn reproaches. 


Oh - one more thing. I went to Fairway today for the first time and I am in LOVE! That store is my new favorite place - the produce is amazing...all lined up - neat and orderly tall stacks of every possible fruit and vegetable you can think of - kinda wanna take pictures in there! If you've got a Fairway near you - go...stat! You won't be disappointed!