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Not a Snow Day, But That's OK.
It's one of those days where I really don't feel like doing anything. Last night most of us guys at Brute were jubilant at the thought that classes would be canceled today. Historically, Marian only cancels classes rarely (I've only seen it happen once), but surely, if we get between 7 and 12 inches of snow (the forecast last night) they would cancel classes, right? Well, we didn't get an email last night, and we didn't get one this morning, and we still haven't gotten one, so here I am sitting in the library, gearing up to go to my classes, and feeling kind of glum about the whole thing. Thankfully I don't have any big assignments this week (some guys have their first wave of tests), but I still should be working on getting ahead, especially in classes where I'll have tests over the next week or two...
On days like today, usually something in the Office or in the readings at Mass hits me square in the forehead and tells me to get to work. Sure enough, after taking a rare nap after Mass (because I was really tired for whatever reason), I decided to say mid-morning prayer. Typically, I would have been working on reading or doing homework for class, but I didn't have much that I had to get done (and had next to no motivation), so I decided to do mid-day prayer before I went to class instead of after I got back. Well, the reading for today was from Colossians:
Whatever you do, whether in speech or in action, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him. - Colossians 3:17
The prayer (which I forgot to take from the Memorial of St. Agatha) also had a similar emphasis:
God of mercy, this midday moment of rest is your welcome gift. Bless the work we have begun, make good its defects and let us finish it in a way that pleases you. Grant this through Christ our Lord. - Amen
Sometimes it is hard to discern what God is telling me to do. Today it was abundantly clear: get to work! You literally just had a midday moment of rest, now get working on that chapter for logic, that study guide for New Testament, and that assignment for class on Monday!
Sorry to make this post so short, I was hoping to work on (or even finish) some of the longer posts that I am thinking about or working on, but I have to go to class... That said, I'm not too glum anymore, doing everything in the name of the Lord not only means getting started and doing a good job, but also finding joy in it. With that in mind: off to Logic!
Your random fact of the day: Joy is something that the Gospel of Luke especially puts an emphasis on. Just one example of this is his inclusion of several hymns of joy (Mary's Magnificat, Zechariah's Benedictus, the Angels' Gloria in Excelsis, and Simeon's Nunc Dimittis). Cool!
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