"Our task is to help people concentrate on the real but often secret event of God's active presence in their lives. Hence, the question that must guide all organizing activity is not how to keep people busy, but how to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence."--Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart
How indeed. In a world where people are looking for "balance," how does one create space the hear the still, small whisper of God calling us to a time of rest with Him? Many philosophers talk about a need for balance in our lives. The yin and the yang; the light and the dark; the sun and the moon. These are symbols of a world of harmony and "give and take" that has developed over the years. Developed? Yes! Intended by God? Maybe not.
[Jesus says] “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."--Matthew 10:37-39
Busyness springs from a quest for balance because we think that, in order to be good at one thing, we have to balance that with time for family, friends, job, etc. Look at many of the great people of history and you will see that they chased after one passion to the exclusion of everything else. I pray that I will always follow the call of God and do those things that he would have me do. I pray that I am always able to be unbalanced and chasing after a Jesus who is leading me deeper and deeper into a radical love and discipleship of Him.
How indeed. In a world where people are looking for "balance," how does one create space the hear the still, small whisper of God calling us to a time of rest with Him? Many philosophers talk about a need for balance in our lives. The yin and the yang; the light and the dark; the sun and the moon. These are symbols of a world of harmony and "give and take" that has developed over the years. Developed? Yes! Intended by God? Maybe not.
[Jesus says] “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."--Matthew 10:37-39
Busyness springs from a quest for balance because we think that, in order to be good at one thing, we have to balance that with time for family, friends, job, etc. Look at many of the great people of history and you will see that they chased after one passion to the exclusion of everything else. I pray that I will always follow the call of God and do those things that he would have me do. I pray that I am always able to be unbalanced and chasing after a Jesus who is leading me deeper and deeper into a radical love and discipleship of Him.
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