Yeah, big surprise. But I’m not alone. Lots of pastors seem to have this problem, since so many are still frantically working on Saturday nights trying to finish their Sunday morning message. Fortunately (or unfortunately, I’m not sure which), I don’t have that option. Because Stacey works hard all week long, and her evenings are often full, too, with work and PhD classes. (Last night, for example, she was at the school from 5:45 until almost 10:00. And that was after a full day’s work.)  So if we’re going to spend any time together, it has to happen over the weekend.  I can’t spend my Saturday working.  I really need to finish my work by Friday night at 5:00.

So Fridays are for finishing. Finishing my message. Finishing the bulletins and outlines and anything else that needs printed. Finishing my phone calls and emails and reports and preparations for Sunday afternoon board meetings. Etc.

In other words, don’t expect much out of me on Fridays. If you call, I’ll be happy to talk to you, but probably not for very long. Want to get together at a coffee shop to talk about God and life and whatever?   Great!  Let’s schedule it for a Wednesday, or maybe a Thursday.  Not today.  Because Fridays are for finishing.

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get to work.