I raced through a prayer this morn­ing, which included that ques­tion, “Lord, what do you want me to do today?” even though my agenda was etched in stone.

Father, I apol­o­gize for that hur­ried prayer. Thank­fully, You got my atten­tion as You always do. As I tried to type faster than my fin­gers would per­mit. I knew that I knew…I needed to step away from the com­puter. I needed to slow down and lis­ten to the birds chirp­ing in my backyard. Why do I often race ahead with­out You when that’s not my intent? I guess the answer is not as impor­tant as the aware­ness. Thank you for get­ting my atten­tion. Con­tinue read­ing →