Showing Up
Google Image If you go out to dinner much, you’ll notice that the service – even at the restaurants you like best – can be spotty. Often it’s not that the server is bad, but that there doesn’t seem to be enough of them. Although I find myself empathizing more with the servers than the management, I do wonder how frustrating it would be for managers when employees don’t show up. Showing up - at work, at home, when loved ones need our help, when people down on their luck need our help, and in prayer - is half the battle. You may not think “showing up” in prayer is particularly important, but I believe – and many spiritual writers believe – it's essential. Everything Else Negotiable “There is no bad way to pray,” writes Ronald Rolheiser, a Catholic priest and writer, in his little book, Prayer: Our Deepest Longing , “and there is no one starting point for prayer. You have to show up for prayer and you have to show up regularly. Everything else is negotiable and respects your uni