all week! :) Today began with our men's Bible study at 6:15 and we covered Article X of the AC. Then home to prepare for the funeral, which was at 10. Place was packed, as we knew it would be. After the funeral, committal and a while at the luncheon, off to the hospital to see Brum. He was looking very good. I just hope they can figure out what's going on there. Then finishing up the shutins in Alhambra and Hamel. Sadly, Alfred was sound asleep and I couldn't rouse him. But Shorty actually said "Hello!" back to me when I walked in the room and greeted him. That was a first for me. Had a nice visit with Debbi and Janet, and then back home for a wee bit of rest to catch my second wind for the Divine Service - tonight we commemorated St. Andrew (whose day falls tomorrow). I particularly love the vividness of the new preface for Apostles' days:
"It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God: for You have mightily governed and protected Your holy Church, in which the blessed apostles and evangelists proclaimed Your divine and saving Gospel. Therefore with patriarchs and prophets, apostles and evangelists, with Your servant Saint Andrew, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: Holy, holy, holy..."
Yup, we join with St. Andrew and with all of God's holy saints in the endless doxologies that swirl about the throne of the Thrice-Holy One!
With the end of the service, my day was done, but Cindi has headed over to choir. What a crazy week! Who would have anticipated all its joys and sorrows? Only our Lord who always knows and does what is best, and to whom we give glory with all His saints to the ages of ages.
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