June 3, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

A Life Filled With Pennies

"But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!' 'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'"
Luke 10:40-42

The little girl's father had just given her a silver dollar to put into her bank. She excitedly ran off to her room to "deposit" the coin. However, in a few minutes she returned and handed the silver coin back to her father.

"Daddy," she said sadly, "here's your dollar back. I can't get it into my bank."

"Why not?" her concerned father asked.

"It's too full," she said, obviously disappointed.

Her father accompanied her back to her room and, sure enough, her bank was too full to accept even one more coin. It was filled with pennies!

Sometimes our lives are like that bank. So full of errands, obligations and activities that neither nurture us nor help anyone else, that there simply is no room left for what is truly important -- the silver dollars.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you focus on what is really important in life.

"Not everything that counts can be counted. Not everything that can be counted counts."
~Dr. Charles Garfield

[Ryupower]

That's a REALLY good example! I shall pray! ^^

[Felix]

wooo! That one hit me full on. Thanks, it really applies to what I'm going through right now. You're the greatest, doc. ^^