Editorial February 6, 1995 Issue

Making space in our lives for the things that really matter

Mark Swinney

So many things are important. In fact, so many, many things deserve our consideration each day. Just the details and mechanics of day-to-day life can fill up our time until we find we may have neglected the very thing or things that would benefit us the most. And once our lives are full, it seems hard to add on anything extra or to make even the smallest space for something new—no matter how important it is.

The fact is, there is a place where we can make space for what is truly important—it's in thought. There is always opportunity in thought, no matter how busy we are. There is always occasion to step back mentally, to listen to God's particular message for us at that moment, to fold into our day the moral and spiritual laws Christ Jesus has shown us, to pray humbly.

The many details of living don't need to compete with quality thinking time. They can even go hand in hand. I have a friend who reads a page of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, while waiting in line at the grocery store, and another page while at the gas station.

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