While I love the quote from
Dallas Willard about ruthlessly eliminating hurry, my Type A personality can
want to dive headfirst into these words and solve my life by the end of the day
~ once and forever!! Any spiritual
practice takes time. You were shaped by
your family over the years of childhood.
You were shaped by your education, teachers, and sitting in a classroom. You are shaped by culture through countless
micro-interactions, some even subconscious, every day. If we want to be slow and savory, we can
practice that intentionally in small ways that can be like water shaping a rock
over the years. Here are a few thoughts
from John Mark Comer:
Drive the speed limit, drive in
the slow lane, and stop fully at stop signs.
Get into the longest line at the
grocery store and don’t pull out your phone.
Watch a full-length film with
friends and discuss afterwards.
Read a novel over a long sitting
without your phone in reach.
Listen to an entire album, maybe
choose one from your youth that you loved!
None of these suggestions is
revolutionary, but they are revelatory!
You will discover things about yourself you may have forgotten amid the
blur of busyness. May God who loves to
pay attention, participate in the present moment, enfold and hold you this
day. Amen.
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