I wrote this “Minute” while sitting in a meeting. Most of you know how to pull this off, how to be in a meeting but have your mind on other things. You try to get a seat in the back, get your smart phone or tablet out and get to your work, but every now and then do something to give the impression you’re engaged in the meeting. And we’ve all done religious multi-tasking during Sunday sermons, looking engaged but planning out the week, paying the bills, and the like.
Just a second… OK, I’m back. The speaker was looking right at me and I had to look back, had to look like I’m really into it.
Multi-tasking is a way to get a lot of work done but it’s addictive and not always good. This addiction makes it harder to keep focused during prayer. Prayer is like a meeting. “Our Father who art in heaven,” you say and the meeting is opened, you and your God, but the prayer goes on and your mind inevitably goes off to other things. When the meeting adjourns, “Amen,” you haven’t accomplished the purpose of that meeting, an intimate, renewing time with your Father and your Savior. Whose loss? He’s looking your way!
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