Last week, when I was canting the Holden Evening Prayer, Rachel was wearing this cute pink outfit. I liked it. The bishop happened to be at the worship service. He was sitting behind her. That was the first time I had met a Lutheran bishop. I like him better than the Episcopal bishop. Rachel is cuter than both of them.

A ritual slaughterer…every morning bade goodbye to his wife and children and wept as if he would never see them again. His friend asked him why. Because, he answered, when I begin I call out to the Lord. Then I pray, “Have mercy on us.” Who knows what the Lord’s power will do to me in that moment after I have invoked it and before I beg for Mercy

My youngest violin student is 6. She’s always the most hyper, most naughty, and probably the most cute. Today I asked my students if they knew what a tempo was. She excitedly lifted her bow in the air and answered,

“My daddy has a tempo!”

Get it?