“one can be busy and not distracted. One can be busy and prayerful, peaceful and focused at the same time. While being distracted may well have something to do with our outer world, it has much more to do with our inner world. It occurs when our compulsions remain unguarded. Our frustrations unresolved. The hunger for more unabated. The conflicts irreconcilable. The hurts unforgiven. Our pain unhealed. The need to settle our inner conflict is often far more pressing than resolving our supposed lack of time. And if we can, by the grace of God, still the raging ‘demons’ within, a life of intimacy with God becomes a vibrant and exciting possibility, even in the midst of demanding routines.”
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The Northumbria Community,
Celtic Daily Prayer: A Daily Prayerbook of Meditation and Spirituality
