| Too much to do to not spend time in prayer |

Exhaustion has set in. I woke up in the middle of the night to a terrifying dream: I was in Czech and I was called on to preach, but I had nothing to say. Words were beyond me, just out of my reach. I was startled and found myself immediately wide awake.

Perhaps in the past I would get up. I'd take this dream as some sort of divine initiation to get up, dig deep in the word, and prepare my sermon. Truthfully, many of my sermons are birthed from moments like these. However, last night, I could not fathom doing so.

I'm just too tired.

With a presentation today, a major paper on the horizon, a check list full of unchecked boxes in my head, and the anticipation of going abroad to the Czech Republic, I'm overwhelmed. It's probably the reason that I have not blogged lately.

Yet I'm reminded of the wisdom of a very wise man. George Budd - pastor and spiritual director - once said, "I've got too much to do today to not spend an hour in prayer." How true it is that our efforts are all in vain, and our juggling all for naught, when we forget to bring everything - everything! - to God in prayer.

So for all you who master the art of multitasking - quite like myself - take time to stop doing much, quiet yourself down, and be still and know that He is God. I'm going to do likewise, because I certainly can't keep up this pace for much longer.

Cheers.