Quieting My Heart: Draw Near in the Moment

It's in the ordinary time

that we live and breathe;

it's not in the past,

or in the future -

but in the present, 

right where we are.

"But learning to live well

in ordinary time

isn't a call to elevate moments;

it's a call to draw close

to Christ."

(Emily Freeman)

For it is only in the present

that we can lean in close,

that we can draw near

to God.

"Draw near to God,

and He will draw near to you."

(James 4:8 ESV)

Lord, may my focus be

to live in the moment,

to draw close to You, 

to listen to You,

to receive Your love

each moment -

to listen to others

and reflect Your love

right where I am, 

now, in the present.