"We will spend Easter eve afloat at our prayer." (F. Buechner "Listening to Your Life." p. 103)
The Great Vigil of Easter happens tonight (okay it was Saturday when I should have wrote this). It is my favorite liturgy in all the church year. I love the kindling of the fire, the reading of the Hebrew scriptures. We'll be baptizing a 2 year old who has been counting the days to tonight. When we chant this is the night, it will have special meaning for him.
After the liturgy, I will probably just float off to sleep waiting for the services on Easter Day. After the week that just was, a few days afloat, with no agenda will feel good.
How do you spend your nights before big events. Is there anxiety, manic activity, anticipation, all of the above. Or can you sit back relax and see what happens.
Blessings,
Ed
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