A lovely and timely reflection. Struggling with my own challenges with slowing down this season. Feeling driven to distraction, anything to avoid sitting quietly in a room alone. When I can push through the difficulty and do it, I never regret it. And yet, the next time rolls around and it feels like the same challenge all over again. Some helpful words from Fr. Stephen Freeman come to mind,
“If, in your day, you find it hard to draw yourself away from distractions and back to the good that lies at hand, then know that you have found that day’s spiritual struggle, the frontline of the battle and that single place where your presence and your prayers are most needed.”
A lovely and timely reflection. Struggling with my own challenges with slowing down this season. Feeling driven to distraction, anything to avoid sitting quietly in a room alone. When I can push through the difficulty and do it, I never regret it. And yet, the next time rolls around and it feels like the same challenge all over again. Some helpful words from Fr. Stephen Freeman come to mind,
“If, in your day, you find it hard to draw yourself away from distractions and back to the good that lies at hand, then know that you have found that day’s spiritual struggle, the frontline of the battle and that single place where your presence and your prayers are most needed.”