January 05, 2005

Quiet Time

Yesterday, out of the blue, a friend of mine offered "Do you want me to watch Spark tomorrow morning for an hour or two?" My response was a no-brainer. The real question was what to do with the time. This morning I finally settled on going to Starbucks (we got gift cards in our stockings) and having a long quiet time there.

Amazingly, everything went as planned. I got a solid hour-and-a-half of prayer, mediation and journaling done. It was enough time to get beyond the normal clutter in my brain and really have quality "hangout" time with God. And of course I fell in love with Him all over again.

I know why I don't do this more often. My real question to myself is why I don't try to do this more often.

- wink [January 5, 2005 12:05 AM]
Comments

Julie says:

Thanks for sharing your quiet time and inspiring me to try to do the same. Thanks too for sharing your New Years experiment. Blessings to you all...

- Julie [January 6, 2005 03:25 AM]

tania says:

i am a compulsive starbucks-er. baby boy and i literally sigh a sigh of relief at the smell of coffee.we go there 2x a week to do QT, my BSF homework and journaling. he sleeps really well there for hours ;)

- tania [January 6, 2005 09:02 PM]

kristin says:

Of all the things I have read and instantly envied lately, it is your love affair with God. I want a beloved like Rumi's, like yours. Is there a singles bar I can find this kind of relationship at? Or perhaps a newspaper advert: "A(agnostic)S(searching)F seeks deity/universal oneness, or at least a good back rub and a reason to live." :)

- kristin [January 22, 2005 12:02 AM]