August 5, 2021

I like to start the day early, with a strong cup of loose-leaf black tea (milk), then ease into coffee after breakfast. I don’t like anyone to mess with my routine, either. You have your own routines too. People are funny about routines. For that matter, people are just plain funny.

Dave Zahl’s upcoming new blockbuster book is called Low Anthropology. One subtitle he is considering is The Key to Compassion with Others and Compassion with Yourself. When you realize that we all are carrying extremely heavy burdens, just by being people, then you have a shot at thinking that people are funny rather than annoying.

Don’t forgot, too, that our God is a burden carrier. Even a burden taker! The psalmist says, “The Lord deserves praise! Day after day He carries our burden, the God who delivers us.” (Psalm 68:19)

“O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.” (Collect at the Prayers – BCP p. 395)