A Day of Thanksgiving

I went to the chapel first this morning and said a prayer of Thanksgiving, my daughter got a job offer yesterday after being without a job for almost 7 months. Yes, there are times to celebrate. Thank you Lord.

Notes from a hospital waiting area:

I look at the lingering faces of those waiting here. This is part of my prayer walking time. Some people have walkers with them. Usually a friend is near. There is soft music in the background.

There are stops along the way. Dave's coffee shop, the information desk, instructions for entrance.

The room is cold as usual. People waiting ask for a blanket. A mindless tv talks quietly in the background. A man sleeps restless in front of it. A woman worridly tinkers with her compiter with her hands under her chin.

Strangers pass, usually in couples, carrying bags with worried smiles. Some read their Bibles. A woman covered with a blanket naps in her uncomfortale chair.

Prayers are appropriate. Arms are folded. Voices stutter. Phones ring. Often last minute notes before surgery.

The woman's nap is over. She looks vaguely into the distance.

It is a quiet room on a Friday morning. People wait and are waiting and WAITING!

Thomas Merton Vocation Story

A Thursday Notebook

All the local news is about Steve Mcnair. As the facts come in, it is easy to become overloaded with questions and emotions.

Why. Why. Why? Why did she do it? Why did he get involved in the first place?

"The treating of worldly affairs is a great hindrance," says the Imitation of Christ. In others trivia dominates our lives. The news of the day compels us to speak up, in defense or just pure speculation. We have had our say, so to speak. But is not silence without comment a more useful component to our spiritual condition?

What are your reactions to our daily noises in our lives?

I am testing Vlingo and talking on my phone and sending this to my blog .this is a new way of communicating for me. I hope this works ok. thank you.

*** Composed with Vlingo for Windows Mobile. http://www.vlingo.com/voice

Sunday travail

Busy. Busy. Taught sunday school. Point of Grace during worship service. Bbq luncheon at church, half way nap, raining nicely, Mcnair rumours, twittering and yes, one other thing: no time for meditation. Guess devil is happy tonight.

Contemplation

Good thoughts on contemplation.

alanfadling.com/2009/07/04/making-excuses-for-solitude-and-silence/

July 3, 2009 - A Friday

Wow, a day off. I am loving it. Spent time studying Psalms 19 in the Liturgy of the Hours. This is Saint Thomas' Feast Day --whatever that means to a Baptist. I am going to twitter my day, so if you want to check it out go to:

Twitter.com/monastic skeet

I downloaded the new Firefox 3.5 last night so am trying to get use to using it. A lot I do not understand. Now if Verizon would open up GPS on my Omnia I would be in style.

Picture above is from Greece when we were there.

So check out twitter today and see where I end up, ok?

Holiday

Looking forward to a weekend off. Maybe rest some, read some, twitter a bit. Am reading The Noticer, about 1/2 way through. A good point is keeping things in perspective.

Also a thought how each moment is important. The people we contact, the white clouds overhead, the thought of God's presence, an answer to a prayer. In all things be thankful.