Reconnection

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. James 4:8

The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20

Sometimes life is busy. It’s messy. We can’t seem to get ahead of the calendar, and we’re being pulled in different directions for children’s activities, grandchildren’s activities, work, volunteer opportunities, meetings. We forget to pray. We don’t have a spare minute to read a devotion or the Bible. Sometimes events that shake us up tend to help us reconnect with God (we call out “help” more often than “thank you”), although it shouldn’t be that way.

I was thinking of my Dad recently, in how he was happy to have someone from his childhood as a new resident in the assisted living facility where he lives. Now, they get a chance to reconnect during dinner and afterwards, reminiscing about the “old days”.

It can be that way for us as well. When we realize if we just slow down and take some time out of our day for prayer or meditation, contemplation of a text (Bible or other spiritual reading), we can enjoy that boost of spiritual connection and sense that all is right in the world again when we reconnect with God. We open ourselves up to the peace that only God can give when we reconnect with Him.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to understand that we are not too busy to take time for you. Amen.

Donna Gustafson (photo depicting a peaceful scene by Donna. Click on photo to view larger.)