Don't Fall Asleep
Be quiet! No I'm not mad at you. I'm actually looking out for you, trying to help. Lord knows I need to be quiet more. This isn't about being more ears than mouth - although that is a good idea too! It is really hard for us to quiet our minds. We are so used to the stimulation all around us and nowadays the powerful computers we all carry around, occasionally to make phone calls, makes it even more difficult to stop... and.... just... listen... I wonder if that moment of silence in church is treasured by some and is torture for others? I treasure it and wish it was longer. Probably because I have trouble doing it by myself. I just read an article that a friend of ours wrote about going through radiation treatment. Her nurse told her to "lay heavy" in the machine that rotated her around and applied the radiation. Each of the 30 days she did this became special to her in a strange way. She wa...