Its raining today. Everything in me wants to sit with a nice cup of tea and draw while listening to the raindrops tap dancing outside. I am not unique with this thought. I've heard it so many times from others. The rain calls us to be still, to slow down, to be calm. The birds outside are tucked away somewhere under large tree leaves or the eaves of a house. Even the dogs and cats inside are more sleepy today.
Of
course slowing down isn't what we do. We curse the rain or we choose to ignore it as we bustle around trying to get 36 hours squeezed out of 24. I've been thinking a lot lately about the rhythms of life and how we press so hard against them. It would seem to me that paying better attention to the patterns set by the Creator might be the wiser route to go. That isn't an easy task in our culture.
Our lists for "to do" are longer than our arms, and then just a few moments spent on popular social media is enough to remind you that whatever you might have gotten done today, surely you are behind what everyone else is accomplishing. 
I propose that we proclaim a respite from those dreaded lists and try, at least a little bit, to listen more to the rhythms of nature. I propose at least one hour of each day be set aside to live life rather than run the list. I imagine this will be life altering and life giving. I'm going to try it. I dare you to join me.
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2 comments:
Joining you! Lots of sunshine here, but the quiet of the evening sunset is a great time to pause and think about what He thinks is most important!
I love lazy, rainy days. Feels like I finally have permission to "be still and know".
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