Day fifteen

There’s a phrase that Paul uses in one of his letters, about redeeming the time. It’s one that I think about a lot. It’s why I have trouble with holidays and days off. And it’s a problem I’ve had for the last two weeks. I haven’t been resting, partly because the pain is interfering with my sleep and partly because I need to be doing something. The days are passing quickly because I’m reading and studying so much.

I even prepared a couple of Carol Services this morning just in case.

I imagine this is what my retirement will look like - I have more books than time. It would be good to read them all. There are still things I would like to learn. It would be good to do it without the pain.