Daily

Happy September!
It's hard to believe that September is already upon us. Time certainly flies, whether you're having fun or not, and especially when - like me - the "to-do" list is always longer than the list of "already-dones."
That said, as time passes I continue to learn the value of the daily. Simple things, done every day, that make a big difference over time. Two of those daily things for me are practices of discipleship - daily prayer and daily Bible reading. I get the impression from friends, family and members of congregations, that a lot of people aspire to do these things daily, but keep waiting for the day when they "have time."
I get that. As one who rides the pendulum swing from "active" to "couch potato" all too easily, the myth of "having time" lives in my head, too. And let's be honest - we'll never have time to do all the things we want to or think we should. Instead, we make the time available to do the things that are highest on our lists of priorities. Hopefully we learn some valuable lessons about life and ourselves along the way.
In hope of being helpful to those who would like to have a daily habit of prayer and Bible reading, I commend to you an email devotional, written by alumni of Luther Seminary. There's a link to it over on the right (God Pause). You can read it online or have it delivered to your inbox. Every day. Simple.
Then, let me know what you think and how it goes. Please also feel free to share other resources you use for Bible reading and prayer, as well as other meaningful daily disciplines that are part of your life.
(An added incentive to check it out - this week's devotions are written by Alan Baglien, pastor of Peaks of Glory Lutheran Parish in Big Timber, MT, part of our cluster in the Montana Synod.)