I think you all have known me long enough to know that my theology and my politics lean a bit left.  (maybe more than a bit!).  I’m also a keen follower of politics, especially American politics – I follow it kind of like a Sport!  However, I’ve had to revaluate my commitment to this pastime….

I was off between Christmas Eve and January 6^th.  There were 5 services between the two sites on Christmas Eve, I was at 3.  Christmas Day was quiet with a turkey dinner ordered in to take to my parents house….

Waiting is not virtuous in itself.  It doesn’t help us in any way if we’re stuck while we wait.  And good things definitely don’t come to the world if we’re just sitting around waiting for the world to change, with all due respect to John Mayer….

When I was a kid, I hated playing tag – waiting for someone to catch me made me so anxious, I would just turn around and stop so it could be over.  I was never fast enough to outrun anyone, or to catch anyone for that matter….

Hurry up and wait – it feels like more and more of life is like that.  Standing in line to get a good seat.  Waiting online for an operator to figure out why your internet isn’t working.  Queuing up at the grocery store because there are never enough clerks and that self-check doesn’t quite do it…