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Jesus, today I turn away from those many things and listen to You alone, undistracted

 

Let Go of Distractions

How many devices do you own?
How many notification beeps can you identify?
As for me, I can recognize when I have a phone call
Voice mail or email
Different and distinct tones tell me when someone “likes”
My social media post or responds to another
Or comments on my blog
Of course, I awaken to an alarm (on my phone instead of an actual clock)
I don’t keep a digital calendar (mine still hangs on the wall)
And I don’t keep track my daily steps
But if I did
Those would have to be added to the acophony, wouldn’t they?
So many things
Sometimes we’re tempted to argue with Jesus in the gospel passage
But I’m different, we want to say
“Sure, I’m busy… but I can listen to you too, Lord
I’m sure of it”.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 10/7/2015 1:17:00 AM
a lovely write, yes we can still find time for him first, I am very busy, but I listen to worship music through out the day and try to stay connected, its my gadgets that God has helped me use to keep writing poetry and songs here, and also I put worship songs about God on my you tube channel, so if you twitter or blog you can always add him to your tweets. I don't do twitter but share on Facebook. he loves us unconditionaly
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