Gather Ye Wool, Buds, But Not in May

At the early morning service there were two worshippers present, including myself. Counting the priest and the eucharistic minister (both pictured) and the organist the total assembled was five.

When the pews are mostly empty, everyone has to participate. Congregational responses are sprinkled throughout the liturgy, while the Psalm, the Lord's Prayer, and the Creed are read in unison. When someone stops speaking, it's noticeable, like when a talking head turns into an empty chair during a Zoom call.

So I had to pay attention instead of daydreaming like I usually do. Christians are asked to be both shepherds and sheep, but gathering wool was not an option this Sunday.