While reading some of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Meditating on the Word, I was compelled to try a theory. He states within that an essential part of living the Christian life, is starting off every morning in prayer and reading scripture. This morning I had to work at 8:30 a.m., not exactly a late start for me. If I was to be up early enough to read and pray, then my alarm would sound no later than 6:45 a.m. It seemed like a daunting task to peel myself away from my warm pillow and homemade blanket. I forced myself to do it purely for the sake of experiment. Now it is 9:30 a.m. and I am all smiles and ready to take on the day. We’ll see how I feel around 3:00 p.m.!!! I do feel much more productive right now than usual. I guess Bonhoeffer was as smart as they say.
"We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself."
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer-
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