Reasons I was late to church this morning:

I am good at coming up with reasons.   Very good.  I am also good at naming what was good about arriving late, after the fact.

The cat asleep in the crook of my arm;

The silence of the house;

The rest of the family

Somewhere to the South;

The warm water

Of the shower;

The cup of coffee

Warm in my hands;

The car encased in ice;

The endless freight train

Three blocks north of church;

The parking space I often take

Occupied by someone else.

Probably someone

On time.

I would have been on time

Except I simply wasn*t.

I might have been on time

But simply

No.