The Rev. Donald A. Davidson – Anglican Priest
Anglican Church of Canada
So perhaps this Monday, as you move through the ordinary responsibilities of life, take a moment to ask:
What in my life needs watering?
What relationships need attention?What part of my soul has been running dry? Where is God quietly inviting me back into rhythms that give life rather than merely consume it?
Because grace rarely arrives only in dramatic moments. More often, it comes quietly.
So perhaps this evening, before immediately launching into the next project or worrying about the unfinished things waiting for Monday…
Pause.
Sit outside for a while. Watch the light soften toward evening. Have supper slowly. Call a friend. Pray.
And let the unfinished list remain unfinished for one blessed evening.
Laundry, after all, is an act of stewardship.
It is the quiet work of tending life.
Caring for ourselves. Caring for those we love. Preparing for another ordinary day of living.
Every step along the road. Every conversation with a stranger who somehow became a friend before the day was done. Every cool breeze arriving at precisely the right moment on a hot afternoon. Every beautiful place to stop and rest. Even every glorious café con leche along the way.
All of it became almost sacramental.
Trust that the world will continue turning without our constant supervision.
Trust that God remains at work even when we step back.
Trust that our worth is not measured solely by our output.
So if today finds you looking at the spaces around you — the relationships, the interactions, the small, daily encounters that make up your life—and thinking, “This is not entirely tidy…”
Take heart.< You are in the right place. Because this is where growth happens.
And that presence is found not only in extended periods of devotion, but in the quiet, consistent practice of showing up.
“Go into all the world” does not necessarily mean beginning with the entire world.
It may begin with the room we are in.
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