tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4870211251430622915..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Notes from a Communion Call. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-62510598498114377512013-03-16T01:05:09.904-05:002013-03-16T01:05:09.904-05:00We shut-ins like it when visitors nap with us. It...We shut-ins like it when visitors nap with us. It's like taking part in our life. It's also something we can offer you, a very busy person who probably dosen't get to nap regularly every day. We enjoyed your company in sharing a nap. I have friends from where I used to work, a fiend who is getting near retirement and her sister who requires constant supervision, but is good company when her medications are working well. Every Friday they come and my friend usually falls asleep on the couch, and her sister goes down the hall to watch TV with my elderly and frail mother. They nap to the flickering light of the TV, both up in Mama's big bed. The sister's meds allow her to sleep almost anytime anywhere. My friend has 6 horses, 3 dogs, and 2 cats that she is responsible for and a branch library to keep open when the sign says it's open. She works too hard and has trouble with too many obligations. When she nods off, I just let her sleep, knowing that we are a place of refuge for her, a place of rest. Your elderly nap buddies would have been happy to know you got some rest, away from the busy world in their quiet home. I'm sure they enjoyed your company in sharing a nap, since that's something they still can do quite well. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37544085285649693982013-03-14T01:48:23.342-05:002013-03-14T01:48:23.342-05:00I used to go with my pastor on his monthly shut-in...I used to go with my pastor on his monthly shut-in calls. I'm glad to have seen that every person he visited was happy to have him there and were anxious to receive the Sacrament. <br /><br />I can't say the same about many of the members who attend the Divine Service every Sunday.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.com