LFB Ladies SS #6

Chapter 4: A Sanctuary of Time, pgs. 62-71

“ Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I’ve ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing…. Through all the haste I thoughts I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.” Pg. 66

“ On every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.” Pg. 66

What advantage do you have by hurrying?

In our rushing through life, trying to keep up, catch up or get ahead, we miss what might truly be the most important things. Life is such a waste by not slowing down and living in the moment. “Hurry always empties a soul.” Pg. 67

Please read the last paragraph on page 68.

“I can slow the torrent by being all here.”

Are there practical steps to “slowing the torrent”? What may we have to give up? What in turn do you gain?

So maybe, bigger picture, it’s not about the gift…

“Giving thanks for one thousand things is ultimately an invitation to slow time down with weight of full attention. In this space of time and sphere, I am attentive, aware, accepting the whole of the moment, weighing it down with me all here.” Pg. 69

“It’s not the gifts that fulfill, but the holiness of the space. The God in it. ….This is supreme gift, time, God Himself framed in moment.” Pg. 69

Please read pg 70, first 2 full paragraphs.

“Thanks makes now a sanctuary.”

Assignment #6

Slow Down, live in the moment. When you find yourself rushing to get to the next thing, if you can possibly muster the strength, will or lying down of pride to just sit in the moment. Take this time to look around you and reflect on what you see. Write down the blessings, blog about what is going through your mind, meditate, take in the mess, watch your child’s eyes light up as you say “yes” to them, seek God. Can you make a sanctuary? Can you slow the torrent by being all here?