Endless

Endless invention, endless experiment,

Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness,

Knowledge of speech, but not of silence,

Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.

All our knowledge brings us nearer to death,

But nearness to death, no nearer to God.

-T.S. Eliot, The Rock

With so much going on in our world, our country, our state, our job, and our families, it's sometimes hard to feel collected in our own thoughts. The demands of each day pull at us from several directions, all demanding our attention. We can get lost in the shuffle of the everyday and so entangled in other people's lives (people we know or don't know) that we lose sight of our own. We let opportunities slip by or we forget to take advantage of situations we are in where we can make good things happen.

While it is good to stay on top of things and be well informed, sometimes life does require a time to disconnect and get away from it all. The noise and distractions. The demands. The stress. Maybe if we kept a Sabbath day we would enter each new week with a refreshed spirit, instead of dragging our feet. Jesus went out into the wilderness quite often to pray and be still. We are not made to go on and on endlessly. God rested, and so should we. Use that time to strengthen communication with God. I don't mean meditate all day, but slow down and let God in. You may begin to see how often you usually push Him out.