“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7
I use the phrase, “it is a bit of a juggle” when faced with a scramble of tasks and schedule. Recently, I saw that in action when my husband was asked to help with a community show. He has juggled as part of leading camps and teaching—but it had been a while. He got to work practicing. He started with two beanbags and then added a third — while he never felt confident about three, his juggling of less improved just by the attempt to add more.
When we add a little more, and put in the effort to stretch ourselves, we grow, we learn, we get stronger, we find new ways to carry the load.
What are you juggling right now? Are there any habits you might let go in order to pick up new practices for this Lenten season? Sometime just a list of what you do every day allows us to see where we might add and where we might let go.
Submitted by Trish Dowd Kelne
Prayer God of the Dance, help us to look at what we are juggling now in our busy lives; may your spirit fill us with the courage to see what things we can set aside in this season and what new practices we can add to our lives. We pray that our efforts lead us through Lent so we might find ourselves stronger, more confident, and ready for whatever you have planned. We thank you. Amen.