Yesterday’s baptism was lovely; the Book of Common Prayer punches the rite out (heavy on gender-exclusive language, alas, but gets to the heart of renouncing Satan ande uniting oneself with Christ). I was baking, or perhaps better ‘melting’, by the time of the Mass for the Assumption in the evening, but it was sweet to deacon for Fr Paul.
Nate arrived late last night — the theme of this short visit is ‘just hanging out, passing time with us as we spend our time’, so it’s not clear just what will happen.
My morning run was very average, which was better than I expected after a busy day and short night (and actually lowered my average by a second because today displaced a slightly slower Monday time). Fruit and coffee, and about to shower and get ready for a day of undefined [in]activity. Sermon is mostly done. Essay and presentation… a different story.