Set It Aside

Henri Nouwen said in his book "Making All Things New"

Five or ten minutes a day may be all we can tolerate. Perhaps we are ready for an hour every day, an afternoon every week, a day every month, or a week every year. The amount of time will vary for each person according to temperament, age, job, lifestyle, and maturity.

But we do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him. We may have to write it in black and white in our daily calendar so that nobody else can take away this period of time.

What a marvelous idea -- we should be as disciplined about our time with God as we are about our time with co-workers. Make sure to set aside time for God and use it to pray for GBC and the rest of your life.