A
“working lunch” – have you ever participated in one? It’s a natural &
efficient way to use time. A lot of good has been accomplished through such
strategies. As someone who tends to be time-conscious & task-oriented, I
have to confess that I really like it.
It’s
easy for time-conscious & task-oriented people like me to fall into the trap
of thinking that prayer is non-productive time. After all, what is being DONE
when we pray? Aren’t we usually in a stationary position, doing nothing or
nearly nothing with our hands? And just as bad, we may even have our eyes
closed! How can you get anything done that way?
But,
just to make sure we are making efficient use of the time, we have lists of prayer
lists that we dutifully read off. (These are sometimes no more than a “honey-do”
list for God.) We also tend to spend more time moving our lips than opening our
hearts & ears to hear what God might have to say to us. This is at least in
part so that we can feel like we accomplished something while just sitting
still with our eyes closed.
Prayer
isn’t work, you say? If you don’t think it is, try doing it for 8 hours. Or even
8 minutes.
They
say that Martin Luther spent several hours a day praying, & that if he had
an especially busy or stressful day ahead, he spent an additional hour or 2.
One
thing’s for sure – you won’t regret it. And quality time spent with your
Heavenly Father will change your life.
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