A PRACTICE: STAY IN TODAY Today we’ll practice stopping on purpose so that we can, as Eugene Peterson says, “be alert and attentive and receptive to what God is doing in and for us, in and for others, on the way. We wait for our souls to catch up with our bodies.”2 If you feel scattered without a center, like you’re flying out in all directions, let these few moments be a speed bump in your busy day. Resist the urge to scold yourself for being scattered. Remember that no one has ever been shamed into freedom. Let be what is in the presence of God. Acknowledge what is true. Say the day in your
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