Lon was a mentor of mine when I was part of the Arrow Leadership Program. He has written extensively on incorporating drama into the sermon and heads the Billy Graham Center in Wheaton, Illinois.
His thoughts here are worth the read for those that struggle with ongoing contact with the Creator of all things as they go through out the day.
Take Two Minutes, and Call Me in the Morning-
I am seeking
to erase the division between the sacred and the secular in my life.
By that
I mean the daily danger of spending a bit of time with God in the morning, and
then working the remainder of the day without him. The real kicker is that
while working without him, I claim to be working for him! (I know that
was a run-on sentence, but it corresponds to my run-on life!)
So, I’m
taking two minutes more often to shut down the engines of incessant busyness.
I’ve read that St. Benedict had his monks stop what they were doing 8 times a
day to enter into brief prayer. I’m starting with maybe two times a day
for two minutes. It’s almost a habit now, since I’ve done it for 3
days!!!!!
To be honest,
it seems to help. I just finished a two-minute prayer retreat. At 6pm on
Friday night, I had 3 projects yet to finish. My back was aching, my pulse
racing. I was pushing through to try and finish. You know the feeling. So, I
stopped. I shut off the fluorescent lights and turned on my softer lit lamps. I
plugged in a little serenity fountain to pretend I was near a brook. Then
I just sat back with God, released some cares and just sitting there. Oh my, it
was nice.
I’d like you
all to hold me to this practice. Who knows- maybe two by two will become three
by three, and I can claim another life accomplishment. “Oh help him
Lord”.
Lon Allison
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