A Little Break in the Day

Wednesday afternoon, the week is in full swing!  There are so many tasks that can fill a day and keep one quite busy.  Sometimes I wonder if a majority of the tasks we do in a day are really necessary.  Or, have we grown so accustomed to the business that if we were to be still in the midst of it, it would feel like everything is coming unglued.  On this Wednesday, when we are half-way through the week and pushing for the weekend perhaps we just need to quiet our hearts and be still...

I took a picture of this sweet little girl a few weeks ago at God's Littlest Angels orphanage.  It was the middle of the day when I visited the orphanage.  Children were running around and playing everywhere you looked.  Nannies were working and painters were painting in the room next door.  In the midst of all the business this little one slept.

She was not being lazy, no one thought less of her, and she was not concerned in the least with what was going on around her.  The image of her sound asleep on such a fast paced afternoon has stuck with me.  In case you need to hear it today, it is OKAY to be still.  In fact scripture commands us to BE STILL and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).

Do not hear me wrong, do not be lazy and idle with your time.  We are to work diligently and to make the most of every hour.  However, do not miss the gift of being still in the process of your busy schedule.  Take a moment, and enjoy being still today.