Thinly spread resources

My trip counter showed forty-six miles. Nothing unusual about that, except that it was my mileage for one day, and nothing unusual in that either, except that it was all within our group of parishes. A funeral at one end of the group, followed by an early carol service at the other end, and a craft fair in the middle. In addition, my colleague was conducting a wedding during the afternoon. Add several other visits, and you have forty six miles. This is the reality of stretched ministerial resources in this part of the world.