Sunday 22^nd January: Day 15

.... And rest!  

Follow last Sunday’s advice and take a long walk –

Or if you prefer,

sit quietly with a lit candle before you

and just be in this moment...

(no telephone, no television, no nothing!)

Let your eyes look to see what’s around you....

Listen to the sounds.

If you can, 

close your eyes for a bit

And let your other senses take over.

With your eyes shut

The landscape remains the same

But you get a very different perspective on the world...

Seeing things from other angles is important.

People think different thoughts

We see things differently

Have different priorities

Use different words

Do different things...

Live different lives....

Because, strangely enough.

we’re different!

Hmmm...

The same,

But different!

Lord,

Should things rub me up the wrong way this week...

Should someone say what is not helpful

And their words cut,

Let me pause before I react

To see if I can see things

from their angle...

Should others be slow to grasp what I’m meaning,

Or fail to understand what I think or feel,

Again, let me pause, Lord, before I react

To see if I can see

where they might be coming from.

Lord,

I need to learn from you.

Master of patience and forgiveness.

Teach me.