What's Been Going On

So, there I was on Monday, with a little down time before lunch. I decided to pop in to the RLP chatroom for a few minutes, just to see what was up. I was pleased to note that Reverend Mommy was there. This was a rare treat. "Mom," as I call her, has been quite busy the past couple of weeks, and hasn't been in the chat room very often — at least, not when I happened to pop in.

However, once I was fully in the chat, I noticed there was a "BRB" by her name. This meant "Be Right Back", and implied she was not physically near her computer.

Imagine my surprise when the IM window popped up, and the person addressing me was Rev. Mommy. "Dearest Jonah" she typed.

"Uh-oh," said I.

As you may be aware, one of the things Rev. Mommy has been busy with is the compilation and editing of a book of meditations intended for "Ordinary Time" — that long green season between the feast of Pentecost and the beginning of Advent. I had initially volunteered to write two meditations.

Later, I met another one of the writers (again, in the chat) who didn't think s/he could complete two of his/her meditations. So, I volunteered to write those. If you have a long memory, you may recall I volunteered to do this just as I was trying to post my 1500th entry by my blogoversary.

Seems the book is still a few essays short. The esteemed Rev. Mommy asked me to take on 3 – 4 more. "I don't mind if you write on something other than the assigned reading," she typed, "I feel the need to get those dates filled."

So: most of my time this week (between sparse work projects) has been devoted to writing essays for the book. I wrote on Psalm 22 ("My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"). I re-wrote my essay on Psalm 23. I wrote about Heb. 4:12-16. I wrote an lengthy essay on Mark 10:17-31.

I'm in the process of adapting my thoughts about the book of Jonah for yet another entry.

So, if things have seemed a little sparse around here lately — now you know the reason why.

However, be assured that Cat Friday will continue as scheduled. The lady's pose will be posted later this morning.