So.

This morning a few of my compatriots and I went down to the Church of the Holy Innocents on W. 37th St, for today was the pro-life Mass and procession. The Mass started at 7:30 AM (monastic discipline and all), and I was up at 5:30 to give Ariana a wakeup call so she could see her sister's confirmation. So it's been a long day. At any rate, the "theme" of the Mass, and of our procession, was silent contemplation. Or as the priest put it, we have to be there praying for everyone, and God will do the rest.

I think this is really the attitude that has to be adapted for everything in life. Sure, you have to be ready to answer peoples' questions when they start asking, but ultimately grace determines what's to come of the world (along with our free will of course), so we can't beat ourselves up too much.

It's humbling, but it's the only way to get through the day.