Sunday, March 9, 2014

Manali Missives 6/2014 An Indian Journey through Lent, Day 4

After intense activity comes the physical reaction. It was hard to get up today, and although hospital staff work Saturday mornings I did not. I awarded myself my first day off for a couple of weeks. So…I didn’t attend morning prayers or play the guitar or flute there, didn’t attend the physiotherapy department to exercise my chronically weak left ankle, and gave my Hindi tutor the day off. It was a gorgeous day that gave the feeling of spring just around the corner, but I mostly sat inside and caught up on communications, photos etc. I believe that what UnitingWorld call “Comms” is at least as important whatever we’re doing. But so is reflection, particularly theological reflection, and that is likely to be the first aspect of our work to be neglected. So there’ll be more administration and planning and, with God’s help, theological reflection in the weeks until the end of this month when we’ll both go back to Shimla for a short holiday.

In the evening Lena took me out for a birthday meal - to Johnson’s CafĂ© again.

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