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When we were cut off on the Aegean island of Hydra because of the extreme weather conditions and gale-force winds, no-one was able to tell us when the next catamaran would be able to make it across from Piraeus to transport us back to the mainland.
Anxious, stranded people were praying that they would reach Piraeus in safety, without yet another day's delay - and without suffering from seasickness on the rough, swelling seas.
I was reminded of what Lakis the church verger. sexton or sacristan (o νεωκόρος), had once said in a Greek mountain village, when asked what time the service would finish:
"I know when things start, but I never know when they will finish".
Wise words! The story of our lives...
Ρώτησα τον νεωκόρο της ενορίας μας τι ώρα τελειώνει η λειτουργία, με σοφία μου απάντησε:
«Ξέρω τi ώρα θα αρχίσει η λειτουργία, όμως ποτέ δεν ξέρω πότε κάτι τελειώνει.»
Σοφά λόγια.
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