My friend, raramom06, described herself as OVERWHELMED in one of her recent blogs... That may well be the best description of the way many of us find ourselves at this point in time. I know it fits me, too.
The question this raises is how to adequately deal with this condition in which we find ourselves. And as I ponder it, I think about Sundays... especially Sunday mornings (but also Wednesday evenings)... which seem to be the only time all the other, overwhelming STUFF is set aside... nay PUSHED aside! and aside to the point where it has virtually no influence !!! Yes, it attempts, every so often, to push back... to re-enter the consciousness... to put itself back in the center of things. But for those precious hours each week, all is realigned with First Things at the very Front of the Stage... all the responsibilities and cares of this world are set aside and the focus of all that I am settles in on the One who Loved me first.
When I leave the sanctuary of my church family/home, and get to 'feeling' as though I'm out here all alone, I've tried to allow my heart and mind to be surrounded with that same sense of Presence. ...no question, it's not always a success... it hasn't proved the easiest thing to do under attack... although I must admit, the attacks seem less ... something. less potent? less powerful? less frequent is even a possibility...
Now if only I could keep from getting distracted :)
No comments:
Post a Comment