Today was oddly, perfectly an Easter vigil.
We were planning to hold a garage sale next weekend. But forecast called for rain, so last minute wee decided to do it today.
I dragged out thing after thing. Our last tenents had left so much that I couldn't actually see what was all there until we pulled it out.
The day was warm and pleasant. A trickle of people came by. Friends showed up randomly. Ulrichs brother, wife and two kids hung out. It felt a little like those times after a loved one dies when you don't have a lot going on and people come by and just hang out.
My homeless friend came by. She needed to charge her cell phone. I can't save her from her demons, but i can give her a break. She sat in the shade and colored a picture for me while listening to gospel music and crying out to Jesus.
The house was a disaster. Everything looked like out had been blown up. We were all exhausted from the week, so we just hung out.... And waited for people to show up.
I smiled to myself and tossed up a prayer of gratitude. God had spent the day with me. We had held vigil together. This holy day was perfectly odd and blown apart.
And God was in it.
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