Sundays are always busy days for pastors. I knew this going into ministry, but I wasn't prepared for the full extent of how much of a drain on my introverted system Sundays are. Especially on the Sundays I preach, I'm ready for a nap by 1 in the afternoon (otherwise, I'm ready for a nap by 2 or 3). But there's always more to do - youth group, or a mailing or things to plan - and then there's the hour-long car ride home that somehow morphs into an hour-thirty affair with traffic back-ups on Rt. 22 or Rt. 1 (depending on the route I take). I come home, and the last thing I want to do is do reading for class or write a reflection paper...and the first thing I want to do is either sleep or eat a lot of really-bad-for-you junk food.
Although I am dead tired (from preaching and from watching my beloved team manage an undefeated season), tonight when I go home, I'll be going home to a loving husband who will be taking me out to dinner and to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Shakespeare Theatre. I'm hoping for a more enjoyable time than when I went to see "Henry VI" (Ben liked it. I didn't.) And then tomorrow I'll get to sleep in before starting the day with preparations for India, readings for India, and the dreaded CPE application.
Well, it's just about time for youth group, so that's it for now...
(On a completely unrelated note, I just discovered that I have dried cookie dough all throughout my engagement ring. Nice.)
2 comments:
I'm very familiar with the Sunday afternoon junk-food binge followed by a nap on the couch or some mindless TV. Sometimes I can squeeze in both before 4:30pm Confirmation Class!
Blessings for your trip!
Exactly - the drain on introverts of Sundays. I find I am totally exhausted by Sunday afternoon. It's not that I've worked so many hours - I have other much longer days. It's just that being so 'on' takes a lot out of me!
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