Pay Attention

Lawrence Kushner advises us to remember how Moses paid attention to God. In the book God Was in This Place and I, I Did Not Know he writes: "When Moses [paid attention], God spoke. The trick is to pay attention to what is going on around you long enough to behold the miracle..." We move too fast; we don't pay attention. We are a Sesame Street one-minute-attention-span culture. If someone is not entertaining us, it might not be worth noticing him.

I was waiting in the parking lot of the high school this week and two senior girls were laughing and talking while running to their car. I was full of smiles watching them have so much fun. It was a time to pay attention and notice joy.

Freeze frame today-notice the bush around you; it might not be burning but God's voice just might be calling from within.