I was at a conference last week and at the same time it was “production week” for the magazine I edit. Remember the 500 word essays from high school or college you hated? I do about four of those every month for the magazine during the week we are finishing everything and sending the pages to the printer. Last week tht meant getting up at 5:00 am, checking email, handling essential correspondance, writing, showering and grabbing the 6:30 bus to the main conference site. Meet people for breakfast, attend conference sessions, press conferences and private interviews. Then off to dinner and back to my room by 10:30 pm. Time for a last email check and off to bed. No time for running. No time for Jesus?
Many of my weeks are that hectic. I prefer a contemplative life–and contemplation has changed my personality. But how do you fit Jesus in that life? First, I’m keeping three blogs going and starting a fourth. I just can’t keep them up. Not enough time for study. But I find that I can wake up a half-hour “early” and lie in what they call “corpse pose” in Yoga (flat on your back, arms resting comfortably by your side), and focus on Jesus. I can grab 20-40 minutes of quiet time–time to pray for others, focus on God and listen. Then I’m in a proper personal focus for the day. Weeks like that make me appreciate even more the weeks where I can study and reflect.
So, how do you fit Jesus in your hectic life?
Faith Venture 
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