Thursday (William Laud)
by Bishop Daniel
on January 10, 2019
- Customary weekday early AM routine.
- Hunkered down with commentaries and did the exegetical work on the readings for Epiphany V (Holy Trinity, Danville).
- Reached out by email over a couple of pastoral/admin issues.
- Wrestled with my notes on the readings for Epiphany IV (Christ the King, Normal) and arrived at a homiletical message statement,.
- Lunched on leftovers.
- Began working on master sermon prep planning for the period between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday,
- Took Brenda to a healthcare appointment.
- Took a 75-minute power walk (the “power” part necessary to generate some body heat on a very cold day).
- Evening Prayer with Brenda.
- Order-in Thai food for dinner. Then packed at hit the road southbound at 7:15. Arrived at the diocesan center in Springfield for my weekend deployment at 10:30.