Mother Goose says that Monday’s child is fair of face, which is so unlike the popular cartoon of Monday as the harbinger of another overbearing work week, and oh so hard to endure after a weekend of rest and delight. Arrrgh, it’s Monday!
Whatever happened to the idea we considered just yesterday that the week ahead might be lived in God’s favor. It didn’t take long to evaporate did it? I wonder if that’s why the preferred Monday morning canticle has us singing along with Isaiah that we will draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation, that we will give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name, that we will sing the praises of the Lord and make his deeds known among the people (Isa 12.2-6).
To be honest, anyone who expects me to sing praises of any kind, or even be civil, before I’ve had my coffee is expecting too much. It’s why I spend my first hour or so in meditative prayer with God. He’s the only one who can tolerate me in the morning. But that’s not the point. The point is that our Mondays, back in the routine of those we work with on a daily basis, is precisely the right time to recall our desire to live in God’s favor, and to do so by drawing water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation in the very place and among the very people of our ordinary daily lives. That does not mean heavy handed proselytizing at the water cooler. It simply means to let the love of God that washed over us in our worship yesterday flow through us into the lives of those we work with today simply in the way we treat them. Nothing needs to be said. In fact, words frequently create obstacles all but impossible to overcome. Just let it be. H’mm, that sure sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before?
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When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
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Have a happy and blessed Monday
i thought you were retired, grumpy? the golden years and all that good stuff… seriously, i have really been contemplating all of this separation between secular and spiritual, weekends and workdays, etc. more on that topic in an upcoming post…
I agree with Lucy – interesting words coming from a \”retired\” person.xoxo