Good afternoon, you all, today is Saturday, the Saturday before Easter, Holy Saturday. I did something this week, that I have never done, before, that I hope to do, again. I spent all night, in my church. From 7 PM on Thursday, to 6 AM on Friday. First, there was music, singing, beautiful, melancholic. and then numbers, dwindled. I had company, I spent time, chatting, praying, reading, I read all, the gospel of John. I prayed by myself, I prayed with friends, in person, and on face time, around 4 AM, I was tired, but, I could not sleep. I never felt alone, or lonely, or afraid. Our church is in, the center of the city, surrounded by bars, and restaurants, a police station, across, the street. It is a neighbourhood, of great affluence, and commercial activity, and, also of hardship, and abject poverty, of homelessness, of opulence. It is to me, the very epitome, of what I refer to, affectionately, as, the beautiful ugly. Within the stillness of, the sanctuary, especially near, the stained glass, windows, I heard screams, of joy, of anger, sirens and horns, laughter. Thursday night, bar crawling, a long weekend, dawning. But, in me, perfect peace. It is hard to describe, how, I feel in that place, cradled in ... love As the sun rose, we left, M and I, she was driving home, and I took the metro. Practically empty, were the subway, and, the streets, I came into my quiet, apartment, mom asleep in her room, I slipped into bed, and slept. It was wonderful. I wish for all of you, the stillness, the peace, the feeling of love, cradling you. Happy Easter, a blessed Passover Later girls, BB
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