One of the things I admire about Jesus, based on the stories we have, is his ability to be in the moment. It seems as though whoever he was dealing with, whatever the interaction, that person felt in that moment as though they were the most important person in his life. He would be in the middle of something and a messenger would come with some dire news. There is not one account of him dropping everything to go take care of something else. Even when the news is of a friend's impending death, he takes care of business before moving out.
My life right now is chaos. Well, not as chaotic as it has been at other times, but busy enough that I'm tied to my calendar again. When I'm working on one thing I'm thinking about another. I have a terrible time being in the moment. People can tell when you're speaking with them if your mind is someplace else. Being in the moment is a skill/quality I want to cultivate. I want people to know how much I value them and our interaction. It's something I'm going to have to work on.
God of love, our lives are important to you. The lives of others are important to us, but sometimes we become so busy that we fail to let them know that. Computers, phones, televisions intrude on our space. Requests for our time and events pile up on top of each other. Sometimes we need to re-learn the value of saying "no". Always we need to remember that whatever is going on with the person with whom we are conversing is important enough to them that they are sharing it with us. Help us to treat those interactions, and the people involved, with the care and respect they deserve............
My life right now is chaos. Well, not as chaotic as it has been at other times, but busy enough that I'm tied to my calendar again. When I'm working on one thing I'm thinking about another. I have a terrible time being in the moment. People can tell when you're speaking with them if your mind is someplace else. Being in the moment is a skill/quality I want to cultivate. I want people to know how much I value them and our interaction. It's something I'm going to have to work on.
God of love, our lives are important to you. The lives of others are important to us, but sometimes we become so busy that we fail to let them know that. Computers, phones, televisions intrude on our space. Requests for our time and events pile up on top of each other. Sometimes we need to re-learn the value of saying "no". Always we need to remember that whatever is going on with the person with whom we are conversing is important enough to them that they are sharing it with us. Help us to treat those interactions, and the people involved, with the care and respect they deserve............
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