You might say, ‘But AKMA, you had a lie-in so you didn’t even begin your day with your two-mile run! What do you mean, “busy day”?’ And I take your point, it would have been even busier if I’d run. But I had Morning Prayer at 9, Communion at 10:30, and Staff Meeting at 11:30; and I’ll have two marriage consultations this evening. So it’s busy enough for me.
On the unalloyedly positive side: I can see the end of my Painfully Overdue Essay on the horizon. I have one more research-oriented section to write out, then a long-ish ‘consequences’ section, then the conclusion; neither of the two latter sections demand copious research and references, so once I finish the summary of the English Bible between the Reformation and the 19th century, I’m pretty much home free. And no, I will not accept an invitation to write this or that for you, at least not until I write out the book that’s been haunting my more occasional pieces for the last two (or more) decades. After that, I will research and write whatever catches my interest. For now, though, it’s Overdue Essay, then hermeneutics book, and only then: freedom.