Wendy Ripaldi's blog

I have been thinking a lot lately about the concept of time and what it equates to in our daily life. I have never felt its pull or weight until recently. We are all given the same amount, 24 hours a day yet it seems that some use it better than others. It is so easy to get caught up in the bits of everyday life and watch the time escape from us like a wisp of smoke. I think of what I use my time for and often forget the things of true importance I was granted to do with that time. Dishes, laundry, work, places to go, errands and so many little unimportant things steal the time away from my relationships, community and sharing God's grace with others. With all the distraction or preoccupation with the things in life that keep me "busy" am I missing the things that God places in front of me? My body is a decaying and rotting vessel that will eventually return to the dust, it may be tomorrow or it may be fifty years from now. Have I done the things that God has wanted from me, have I loved and cherished those God entrusted me with and have I taken every blessing God has given to me? What will I miss that is right in front of me? I am not getting any younger and life sometimes seems so very busy and still seems to pass right by me.