tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post4991457737081284544..comments2023-09-26T09:50:03.781+01:00Comments on Saintly Ramblings: PreparationsRev. Richard Thornburghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-23048943640066135142008-03-20T16:54:00.000+00:002008-03-20T16:54:00.000+00:00I feel totally dislocated from the process and I c...I feel totally dislocated from the process and I couldn't quite work out why, but you have both been very helpful.<BR/><BR/>It is at least in part because I am having to be proactive and not reactive.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the foot washing though.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-26609391767818558432008-03-20T12:47:00.000+00:002008-03-20T12:47:00.000+00:00Never a truer word writtenMy waking thought this m...Never a truer word written<BR/><BR/>My waking thought this morning was, "It's Maundy Thursday - now wouldn't it be wonderful simply to go to church over he next four days?" In other words "Be done to."<BR/><BR/>With regard to the abandonment of roots: Yes, we all surely experience this, but I also believe in the rediscovery of things that we once enjoyed, yet left behind somewhere along the wayTim Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237353402644996286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-65810525890886493762008-03-20T11:42:00.000+00:002008-03-20T11:42:00.000+00:00Maybe it's something to do with continuity ... per...Maybe it's something to do with continuity ... perhaps because my celebrations are scattered through 11 churches, each building hosting one service from Monday through to Sunday evening, that I feel a bit distanced from it all. I'm always thinking ahead to where the next event will be, especially tomorrow when I do the 10.00 a.m. Stations, a 2.00 p.m. Evensong, and then 4.00 p.m. hot X buns at Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-60960652647565061802008-03-20T11:26:00.000+00:002008-03-20T11:26:00.000+00:00Of recent years I have felt more spiritually close...Of recent years I have felt more spiritually close to the liturgies - as long as they are well-prepared in advance.Tim Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237353402644996286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-71704148524428674872008-03-20T10:21:00.000+00:002008-03-20T10:21:00.000+00:00A joy - yes - without any doubt, and a privilege t...A joy - yes - without any doubt, and a privilege to be able to serve over these days, but every year I feel slightly more distanced from the holiness of it all ... which is only to be expected if I have prepared the liturgies. <BR/><BR/>It's a bit like someone who cooks a meal for guests, and then when the time comes to sit down and enjoy it, doesn't feel hungry. The fellowship around the table Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-1020195651125113122008-03-20T08:16:00.000+00:002008-03-20T08:16:00.000+00:00Busy, but what a joy, eh?Busy, but what a joy, eh?Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-40589351056064050072008-03-19T20:48:00.000+00:002008-03-19T20:48:00.000+00:00Quite remarkably organised! Yet we clergy are nev...Quite remarkably organised! Yet we clergy are never satisfied. When Holy Week and Easter, not to mention other great days, are upon us we hanker after Ordinary Time. Yet half way through the long summer season of Trinity/Pentecost we long for a festival or two to break up the liturgically green monopoly!Tim Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237353402644996286noreply@blogger.com