Ancient Days

Evening.

Do you get tired easier now than when there was more of a world?
Much of what we count of as the world is gone from us now.

The evening still comes, though.

Do you get tired easier now than before?
I have found that I am so tired when the night comes.

For centuries, Christians have gathered in small groups (this can be done in solitude or in keeping distance) and prayed the following prayer as the light escapes the day;

 “O gladsome light of the holy glory
of the everliving Father in heaven,

O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!

Now as we come to the setting of the sun,

and our eyes behold the vesper light,

we sing your praises, O God:

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You are worthy at all times to be praised by joyful voices,

O Son of God, Giver of Life,

and to be glorified through all the worlds.”

Things that are ancient seem not quite as ancient right now.
We were walking around this advanced modern world and then seemingly without warning we are experiencing something akin to a 17th Century circumstance, or a 14th Century circumstance. 1918 is closer than it has ever been.

 Were prayers like the one above prayed during the plague of the 17th Century in England?

We come to the end of this day and we are tired and we are more aware than ever of our frailty.
We’ll lie down and rest. We’ll try to get some sleep. Tomorrow when we wake up we will wake up in this house again; and another day will start.

And we are grateful.  Amen.