September Powerlines
Blessings in Unhurried Moments By now, most children are back in school and the hustle and bustle of preparing for this is behind us. Whew! In today’s society, it seems like just as we’ve finished one thing, there’s something else we have to start planning for. Yes, there is an expected cadence to life and we have to accomplish things — but it’s how we go about doing them that makes the difference. I want us to try something new as we (dare I say) look ahead to the holiday season. For a lot of people, and you know who you are, what should be a glorious and special time ends up being stressful and a hurried experience. I often quote Dallas Willard, a well-known Christian Scholar. He said, “You can’t be compassionate and in a hurry.” In other words, he felt strongly that life couldn’t be good in a
