"Our lives in the global village have grown overly complex and overly crowded. New obligations grow overnight like Jack’s beanstalk. Our days become a never—ending succession of appointments, committee meetings, burdens, and responsibilities. We are too busy to smell the flowers, to waste time with our spouses, to befriend our children, to cultivate true friends, or to be friends to those who have no friends. Our chi|dren’s schools demand our time. The civic problems of our community need our attention. Our professional status, our playtime, our membership in various organizations stake their claims. We run around, like Lancelot’s horse, in four directions at once.
Weary and breathless, we sense that life is slipping away. We change our wardrobe, slip into the costume for the next performance, and regret that we have tasted so little of the peace and joy that Jesus promised." (Brennan Manning. The Signature Of Jesus)
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