Randomings
Sitting here at work – exporting, encoding, authoring, and rendering. Might as well add blogging to it.
We have a Monday morning meeting every week with the Communications staff. Without doing an actual headcount, I’d say there are probably about 30 people who attend it. Although it’s all the same department, it’s the only time we see some of them all week. We’ve started reading books, much like Okra’s book club, where we all discuss it. The last one we read was called An Hour on Sunday which had to do with the creative process behind the sermons. This new one is called Too Busy Not to Pray. It hit me on a personal level. We live in such a forward thinking society that people don’t ever stop to just be content in the moment. It’s always about getting more or getting better. It’s rare that people will just stop and be content with what they have. I think this translates, albeit loosely, to the lack of people praying. It seems that a lot of people only pray when they need something or want something. Not necessarily material things – it could be patience or strength. It’s not a bad thing to pray for those – but what about giving thanks in a prayer for what you already have?
I’m here because He allowed me to be here. I have what I have because He allowed me to have it.
Maybe I don’t say that enough.
I am not a fan of Oprah, so I just refer to her as Okra. There is way too much idolizing of that woman.
The Monday meetings are great for our team and we are given time to reflect on our relationship with our Lord.
“It seems that a lot of people only pray when they need something or want something.”
How true. I’ve been a firm believer that most spiritual problems (heck, most problems in general) can be chalked up to selfishness. Pride seeps into every nook in our lives – prayer is certainly not an exception.
WOW…I am glad that you are learning “something” at all those Monday morning prayer meetings that you are going to…maybe we should start an Okra book club — I’ll even let you choose the first book we read, how about that?!?!?