No, it's not about repairing the church this time. I opened the article and it is about the patron service at the nearby monastery, with the priest who spoke of patience. I read it breathlessly, it got to me today.
It's good that it's not about repairs again. And it is interesting about the service for the church holiday in the nearby monastery, especially what the priest talked about patience. Probably, exactly what many people need now.
Yes, that dedication service was really fitting for a day like this. Father talked about patience exactly as I feel it when I sit fishing and nothing bites for hours. Did it help you get over what was troubling you today?
Yes, I was at that patronal service too. The father talked about patience exactly how I feel when I fix an old installation and it doesn't work the first time - you wait, you adjust, and finally it works. It worked out well for me today, as did Daniela.
Yes, I also read it last night after I came home from choir. The father dotted the "i" with that patience that is not learned from books, but from waiting. What hit you the hardest in his sermon?
I'm glad what you say, Ioana. I was most struck by the way he linked patience to the evening prayer, when he said that sometimes you just sit and be silent, without asking for anything. What did you feel when he spoke of "expectation that becomes flesh"?
I'm glad that you remembered that part with the evening prayer, Andreea. I found it most concrete when he said that waiting becomes flesh by praying regularly, even when you don't feel anything. Have you tried staying like this, just quiet, in the evening?
Yes, Nicolae, I also remember that sermon about patience - just like you with the installations. In the choir, when we repeat a troper dozens of times until it comes out clean, I feel the same way: you adjust, you wait, and finally it settles. Did you fix anything in particular today?
Yes, that patience in fishing really teaches you to take your time, Peter. It worked well for me today, especially when I felt impatience with the garden chores again. Did you catch something in the end or did you just sit and wait?
Yes, I tried to just sit quietly in the evening, as she said, but for the first three evenings it seemed to me that time was passing too slowly and my mind was running to the market list. However, since I've been trying to do it regularly, even this dry, I've noticed that I wake up less agitated in the morning. Do you manage to say the evening prayer without falling asleep in the chair, Maria?
