In his terrific series on time, Tim suggested Sunday that perhaps Christians needed to tithe their time, just like they do their money (you do tithe your money, don't you?).
I have been thinking all week about what that would look like. Taking out times to eat each day that leaves about 8 hours of daylight for the retired one. Let's see, a tithe of that would be about 48 minutes a day. How would I spend that time for God? That is not really much time.
Suggestions to myself:
1. Pick a book or topic and study it (I'm enjoying a study of finding God in unexpected places right now.)
2. Read the Bible--Love reading Psalms!
3. Read an inspirational book--I have a new book by Joan Chittister called Listen with the Heart, Sacred Moments in Everyday Life. It is so good!
4. Enjoy Advent--we will begin celebrating it tonight at Vespers. Beth Richardson has a new devotional book Child of the Light, Walking Through Advent and Christmas that I recommend (put out by the Upper Room Press.) If you do not get their catalog, you are missing some jewels.
5. Pray--when have I ever prayed for 48 minutes straight?
6. Serve others.
7. Spend time in solitude thinking about God and his blessings.
8. Listen to inspirational music--not doing anything else. That way the lyrics come forward.
That is pretty easy to do these days when two of Nashville's stations are playing non-stop Christmas music.
What a delightful 48 minutes those would be.
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