| With all of the demands put on us in our age of | | | | try listening first? Christian Meditation is listening to |
| advanced technology and multi-tasking, it's easy | | | | God. Let God nurture you for a little while by |
| to feel overwhelmed. Many of us are playing | | | | simply sitting in his/her presence. |
| unexpected roles of care givers to parents, and | | | | Her presence? God is traditionally called our Father |
| may also being experiencing health issues | | | | in heaven. But doesn't God love us like a mother |
| ourselves. As a baby boomer, I am finding that I | | | | too? Remember as a little kid when you fell and |
| am spending more time going to various doctors | | | | skinned up a knee pretty badly? I took so many |
| having maintenance exams and tests. All has to | | | | tumbles that the pigment is gone from my knees! |
| be accomplished between the hours of nine to | | | | You probably ran through the door crying with |
| five. | | | | blood streaming down your knees. Your mother |
| I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed, | | | | wouldn't ask for an explanation of how you got |
| because I am taking on a variety of roles, trying | | | | hurt and have you stand there and recite the |
| to manage my time and not be stressed in the | | | | incident. She would immediately comfort you with |
| process. This message, taken from I Corinthians | | | | hugs and look at the wound. She'd then wash it |
| chapter fourteen verse thirty-three always | | | | up with soap and water and tell you that |
| comes to mind when I'm feeling overwhelmed or | | | | everything is okay and that you were going to be |
| confused: "For God is not the author of confusion, | | | | alright. She would then dry away your tears. She |
| but of peace." | | | | didn't need to know why you were upset. She |
| Prayer has always been a foundation within the | | | | saw that you were hurting and took care of your |
| Christian faith. In fact, every religious service | | | | needs. |
| contains prayer and usually the famous prayer - | | | | God knows what our hurts are too. The next |
| The Lord's Prayer, as a part of the worship | | | | time you're overwhelmed, let God give you a hug |
| service. While it's helpful to pray to God about | | | | through a combination of prayer and meditation. |
| being overwhelmed and asking for help, why not | | | | |