Busy Being Busy
Socrates is credited w/ saying: “ Beware the barrenness of a busy life. " I am so busy, is a default response for many of us these days. It's like a reflex to any questions we might receive from others. "How are you?" = “Oh, I'm so busy!" "Have you got time to meet up later?" = “Can't, too busy!" "Could you help me out by doing a small favor?" = “Maybe, but I’m pretty busy." Now, admittedly plenty of us are really busy doing really important things — so maybe these responses are justified. However, sometimes it's what we're busy with that merits a closer look. Granted, people busying themselves is like the new norm. No time to rest, little time for friends and family, no time to think, just busy. Then Jesus said , “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. Yet busy is not