As I mentioned on the phone, my chronic case of lateitis flared up on Ash Wednesday, indirectly keeping me from leaving work in time to attend our church's service. (There are times when I wish we could attend church right in town, instead of 35-40 minutes to the north.) I think the book we are reading together will be a good one for me this year. I've had lateitis forever and it's one of my least favorite personality traits. I pretend there are more hours than there are to do all the things I want to do. I pretend that I can get up in the morning for exercise, for religious study, when I am not turning out the light early enough to ensure enough sleep. I spend time doing lower priority things, like surfing on the computer or watching television, pretending that there will be enough time later in the evening to read The Purpose-Drive Life, write in my various journals, work on creative writing projects. The problem is that I am always tired from staying up too late, but I never seem to find enough time for all the things I think are my priorities. Maybe doing this study will help me determine what those really are, or should be . . .

I didn't know that Vespers was the first service of the new day instead of the last. I didn't know about the Feast of the Holy Name, either, but my flavor of Protestantism doesn't really do feasts, saint days, etc.