This morning I was a little distracted, and by the time I realized it, I was sitting down to coffee before my morning prayers. So I stopped drinking coffee, and started praying. My preferred morning prayer rule is from the Jordanville Prayer Book, which was the first prayer book I ever purchased. I paid $3.00 for it in 1982, which was probably all of my money for the month in which I bought it (I was six).
About the time I reached the first prayer of St. Macarius the Great, Birdie (our younger female dog) came into the room with a squeaky toy in her mouth. This was not a problem, since she immediately dropped the toy and began watching me pray. Usually, the dogs are not up and about when I am in the morning, so I think this was the first time she's ever watched me pray.
After a while, she became bored, and lay down next to where I was standing. Until, that is, I began the prayer of St. Ephraim. She began responding to the prostrations and metania, and for the last three metania I made during the prayer, I got licked on the side of the face. Great way to greet the morning.
About the time I reached the first prayer of St. Macarius the Great, Birdie (our younger female dog) came into the room with a squeaky toy in her mouth. This was not a problem, since she immediately dropped the toy and began watching me pray. Usually, the dogs are not up and about when I am in the morning, so I think this was the first time she's ever watched me pray.
After a while, she became bored, and lay down next to where I was standing. Until, that is, I began the prayer of St. Ephraim. She began responding to the prostrations and metania, and for the last three metania I made during the prayer, I got licked on the side of the face. Great way to greet the morning.
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