The people who told me that always seemed to have plenty of "free" time.
I don't have a job, I have a vocation. I have abundant masses of meaningful ways to connect with people which require scheduling my time to fit their schedules.
Writing, reading, and
bringing people together
for major projects require patience.
A man I am just beginning to know
in the course of my work
exploring the possibility
of starting a community garden
tells people that gardening teaches patience and humility.
I wonder,
do you suppose
that is why Jesus
so frequently used
parables with
agriculture
built into them?
Now that I have been commissioned as a healing prayer minister for our parish I am discovering that maintaining spiritual disciplines is all the more important, and realizing a certain sloppiness in my practice
Patience to sit in God's presence is imperative; not an option, not something merely done occasionally.
No, it must be pursued with persistence, not relegated to the chance occurrence of Free Time.
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