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Day 5

Remember the Important Stuff Psalm 118: 5-6

Isn’t it funny how life gets in the way at times, All of the time I was busy, I forgot to take all
believe me, you are reading this from some- of this rubbish that I had accumulated to my
body who is constantly getting sucked up in mate. The result was it piled up and started to
the great vacuum of life. These days, I have so weigh me down. So I have made a promise to
many responsibilities, (of my own making, myself, no matter whether it is at the Cathedral
I must add) My days are a constant drone of or not, I will take a few moments each day to
magazines, PC’s, websites, I forget what is have a chinwag with God. At least while I am
important. enduring this busy period.
Just recently, after months of working at full I should go to church and pray. Yes, my human
tilt, achieving loads and managing it all in my side is still there and I still neglect what is
stride I suddenly started to get stressed out, really important. But, in a way, the work we
started realising I couldn’t cope and began to do, I still class as God’s work and to me that is
doubt my ability. This feeling started to spread so important. Everything we do here is to help
everywhere, even into the tranquillity of my others. I, or should I say we, expect or want no
partner and myself. What was happening? reward only the knowledge that we helped. But
to do this I do need the strength and backing
The answer has been there for me to see all from God, without that life gets very tough.
along but being typically human, I ignored all
of the warning signs because I was too busy. I don’t expect for you all to do as I do in these
Everything became important except for the circumstances but I think it is pretty good
important things. My three F’s got neglected, sound advice to share your problems, niggles
Food, Faith and Fun. Because of this I actually and stresses with a friend. Personally, I cannot
forgot what I was doing everything for. think of a better friend than God but that’s me.
But if you do find yourself in a place where
Last year, I was quite conscious of my diet, I you have a little too much on your plate and
ate well, cooked lots of good meals and felt have no one to turn to why not give my friend
physically great. As far as the fun is concerned, a go. He’ll never turn you away, He’ll always
I would spend time writing songs, playing let you talk your heart out and always provide
guitar a solution even if it doesn’t become immedi-
and taking a little time to chill out with my ately apparent.
other half. But I think most seriously, I have
recently neglected my one-to-ones with God.

I have never really been a church goer but I do
take a lot of pleasure in going to the Cathedral
and just spending a little time chatting to God.
I tell him what’s bothering me, I ask him to
watch over those I love and I ask him to guide
me through whatever I am doing. When I
leave the Cathedral I do feel better about my-
self, it’s as if I’ve unloaded to my best friend,
which, to be honest, I have.

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