A Pause Amidst the Rush

Good morning all,


I read somewhere the other day that the earth spins at 1,000 miles per hour. I double checked and discovered that it does in fact spin, at the equator, at approximately 1,038 m.p.h., at the poles almost 0 m.p.h. and in the United States between 700 and 900 m.p.h. depending on where you are which would put Kentucky in that 750 to 800 m.p.h zone. Do you feel like you are traveling at 800 m.p.h.? I am sitting at the counter typing this post not moving at all, but the reality is that I am traveling way, way over the speed limit! It is amazing to really think about, that God created the world in such a way that it moved at great speed but that speed was undetectable to a person standing on the earth. The earth is moving whether we want it to or not, but amidst the movement we can stop and rest and reflect. When we stop we are still in motion. The earth is still moving, life is still moving forward, we just don't sense that movement.

Isn't that how life should be in God. Life moves forward at a pace that sometimes feels blinding, but God has created us in such a way that amidst the movement of life we can pause and focus on Him, resting, relaxing, connecting, just being and for a moment it seems as if life has stopped and we are not moving. The earth is constantly moving and we are on it so we are constantly moving, but we do not live as if we are in constant motion. We need to make sure that our lives in God are not lived as if we are in constant motion. Yes, life is constantly moving forward, "Time marches on" as they say, but we do not have to live where we are in constant motion. We can be deliberate about finding time to sit down, relax and focus on God. It is in those times of motionless motion that we find peace, hope and joy and have our empty cups refilled so that we can go back to that life of motion.

Today let's find a moment to live as if we are not moving; to live unaware of the pace of life for a moment in the same way that we are unaware of the fact that we are moving at 800 m.p.h.; and in that moment take a minute to seek the face of the Lord.

Your brother in Christ,
Faron