tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post9190156264605880042..comments2023-07-01T14:46:02.985-05:00Comments on Skating in the Garden in High Heels under my Alb.: Yea Yea It's Holy Week. We're All Busy. Get Over It.Pastor Joelle Colville-Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099855286381262526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-41042404187140181592018-03-23T06:47:25.940-05:002018-03-23T06:47:25.940-05:00I disagree with your assessment of Merton's wo...I disagree with your assessment of Merton's words, even as I agree with your conclusions. The Good Samaritan parable, for example, reminds us of how our busyness cooperates with violence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502237101239684019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-41324262454170989122013-04-02T21:14:14.474-05:002013-04-02T21:14:14.474-05:00yep. busy this year. been busier. been less bus...yep. busy this year. been busier. been less busy. Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-69376102894650294612013-03-25T15:29:43.168-05:002013-03-25T15:29:43.168-05:00Good commentary. Yes, set boundaries, pace yourse...Good commentary. Yes, set boundaries, pace yourself. I'm not a pastor, yet I have four evenings this week at my church. Oh well. I can stay home if I choose. The pastors can't. It is harder on those with little kids. In our family, I was the one to pick up the slack when my husband had some work weeks that were 50 - 80 hours long. <br /><br />We need to put things in perspective, as you point out. I've had some down days in the last two months, really down, but then I thought about how a couple of specific people have physical ailments so much worse than mine, so I just said, "Buck up." LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-70571666177102463952013-03-24T21:46:34.537-05:002013-03-24T21:46:34.537-05:00So true. In particular, pastors who whine about H...So true. In particular, pastors who whine about Holy Week -- and I've done it myself, plenty -- are just ridiculous. It comes every year, the dates are 100% predictable, and you don't really have to do all that much anyway -- leading worship isn't exactly loading cargo on the docks. If you didn't make preparations in advance, then I'm guessing you were the kind of student who asked for, and got, a lot of extensions.Father Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170260624474428623noreply@blogger.com