I have recently placed two
orders for linen, totaling 42 yards. That’s on top of the 5 yards or so I
already have on hand. Two large orders for altar linens came in over the last
week, and I can see I’m going to be very busy. Linen is time-consuming.
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| A past linen project, before I had my big work table. |
On one hand, I wish I didn’t
have these orders, and that I could spend more time praying. Having the work
makes me a little anxious at times, and thoughts about the projects creep in
while I am praying the Office. I stress over it too much.
On the other hand, I think I
need the work. The desert fathers worked – braiding their ropes, making their
mats…stuff like that. “Ora et labora,” after all. I do find that when I don’t
have the work, I tend to waste more time doing frivolous things; I don’t necessarily
spend more time in prayer or in spiritual reading. There is that saying, “if
you want something done, ask a busy person.” Someone who is “busy” tends to
organize their time and have fewer wasted minutes.
It’s about balance, of course.
And trusting God. And abandoning oneself to Divine Providence.
Soon, I will be awash in linen.
There are worse things!
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me!
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