I am late!  Our web-master, tries.  Yet, despite her friendly reminders and gentle nudges, it seems as though the weekly meditations get later and later with each passing week.

   It is not that I enjoy missing deadlines and complicating other people’s lives.  I have, however, managed to complicate my own life by over-committing my time and over-scheduling my calendar!  It is no one’s fault but my own and no one can fix it but me.

The problem, of course, is that I am committed to every project that I have said “Yes” to.  Not only that, whenever I begin the process of deciding what to let go of, I hear Mother’s voice saying: “A person’s character is only as good as their word.”  But just when I convince myself I can . . . and must . . . see everything through to the end, my husband speaks up and reminds me it has been almost a week since I’ve been home in time for supper and that I am creating a whole new meaning to the term “sleep depravation.”

So, what is the solution to this game of human-tug-of-war?  Should I simply continue on with everything I am already committed to and hope the projects end before my body collapses?  Would it be better to quit everything – to wipe my calendar clean – with the promise of thinking before committing from this day forward? 

While there are parts of both solutions that are appealing, I know that whatever plan that is developed must begin with prayer and meditation.  After all, the entire situation came about because I stepped away from God and “did it myself.”  

If you, too, find yourself torn between too much to do and too little time to do it in, then I invite you to join me in re-connecting with the Source of Our Being and the Creator of Our Lives.  It all begins when we set aside intentional time every day to study the Scriptures, mediate, and pray.  God, through Christ, will help us discover the answers to our most troubling problems and the Holy Spirit will show us the correct way.  But first we have to be willing to ask, to listen, and to follow.