Sunday, August 24, 2014
Sunday Reflection: In Between Times
In Minnesota, this is an in-between time. Summer is over, the pool is closed, but it isn't quite fall yet. We know what was, and what is coming.
I find that I have in-between times in my own pattern of life, too. There will be frantic activity, with another coming up, and I am in that valley. I am learning to use it well, to recharge, rather than feeling anxious that I'm not doing enough right now. And I do have to learn; that's not something I am good at. I have friends like Susan Stabile who have routines of prayer and meditation that I admire, but that is a very hard thing for me to do.
Perhaps what is happening is that I am beginning to recognize that not all days need to be the same. There is a reason Jesus kept asking people if they kept the Sabbath-- it's important to have that day that is different.
I find that I have in-between times in my own pattern of life, too. There will be frantic activity, with another coming up, and I am in that valley. I am learning to use it well, to recharge, rather than feeling anxious that I'm not doing enough right now. And I do have to learn; that's not something I am good at. I have friends like Susan Stabile who have routines of prayer and meditation that I admire, but that is a very hard thing for me to do.
Perhaps what is happening is that I am beginning to recognize that not all days need to be the same. There is a reason Jesus kept asking people if they kept the Sabbath-- it's important to have that day that is different.
