As I sit here with my unbearable fever (which has sort of become quite fun when I get the shivers. I'm pretty sure I've hallucinated several times today.) and sickness, I made an effort to do the things that I needed today.
That meant buying a Christmas present, meeting with a very nice girl, and going to church.
I only took one nap today in the morning, and by 6:55 p.m., I was battered. I didn't want to go to church. I didn't want to move. But I took my sorry carcass there. I thought I was maybe going to pass out. Eh heh.
But in the end, I'm glad I went. Sometimes, even when things are at their worst, that's when you have to do the things that really matter. It's the last Advent Mass before Christmas. That means a lot to Catholics, and to me. It's the final hurrah before really cool stuff start happening in the liturgical calendar, and indeeed, the year.
Life is not about what you want, but about what you want to be present in your life, every day.
I can sleep anytime. But there's only one 4th week of Advent Christmas Mass of 2010. And when you are at your worst and everyone else is at their best, maybe that's when it matters.
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