Holy Cross

Usual AM routine. Morning Prayer in the cathedral. With Sue on vacation and the Archdeacon away on state business (he serves as an appointed member of the Ethics Commission), I had the Round House to myself. Tried not to cause too much damage, surprising a few people by being first up on the phones and declaring it “casual Friday” by showing up in khakis and a blue button-down shirt. No one saw me, though.
Spent the morning and the first part of the afternoon producing a draft of a homily for when I visit St Matthew’s, Bloomington a week from this Sunday. Sometimes sermons just seem to write themselves and sometimes it’s like giving birth. This was more toward the latter.
Lunch at home. Leftovers.
Had a good phone conversation with Cameron Nations, a first-year seminarian from our diocese at the University of the South.
Spoke by phone with the dean of the Darrow Deanery ahead of this pre-synod meeting this Sunday.
Spent some prayer time on You Tube. Seriously. There are a couple of seriously fine hymn texts having to do with the cross of Christ, set to some seriously fine music. Holy Cross Day duly observed.
Laid out the broad strokes of my address to the 2012 annual synod of the diocese next month. Lots of development and refinement still ahead.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.