Man may have made the world smaller by advanced transportation, but until any location can be reached in four hours or less, there are still some issues to be resolved. Sure it’s amazing to make a 1200 mile trip in 17 hours instead of three months by covered wagon, but I’m not sure parts of my body recognize the difference. The last place I want to be today is sitting in front of a computer, and I had to think twice about driving 1.5 miles to the grocery store. No, standing or lying is much preferred. In fact, one of the first things I started doing this morning was going through clutter in a bedroom. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for quite awhile, but in the past I found other diversions like sitting and reading a book, or sitting and searching the internet, or sitting and looking at recipes, or sitting and watching television. My options were greatly reduced today when sitting was not an option.
My prayer for the congregation?
Dear God, You are never idle, constantly creating new life, opportunities, and lessons. When we become stagnant and self-absorbed, some inventive instigation may be needed to bring back the desire to set our own wants aside in favor of others needs. Let us pay attention to the smaller tugs and discreet signs, so that there is no need for the bigger shoves and firmer actions prompting us to repent. Surely we don’t need pain to trigger our right response. Plagues, storms, prophets and even death have been used as prods in the past. Let us turn our full attention to you. Amen.
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