The true contemplative is one who has discovered peace and leisure even in the middle of his or her work. He works with such a spirit of detachment and memory that even his work is a prayer. Thomas Merton wrote that, but sometimes, I see it and feel I am living it. Working with Red is a prayer, not a task. We are connected with one another, he knows my commands and intentions before I do, and our work together always feels like a prayer to me.

It is never work, it is the art of finding leisure and peace in the midst of work.