"Let me not get caught up with the desire for wealth.Keep my heart and mind free to love and serve you." - Sacred Space - Jesuit devotion website.
Wiki says: "Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction."
How often I become distracted by what is going on around me. Incidental distractions - a bird fliting by, others conversing in the distance. Intentional distractions - people who need advice or assistance, another task that suddenly enters my consciousness demanding attention.
How often I become distracted from following Christ. My desires can take me down paths that do not lead toward Christ. Others can pull me in directions that do not follow Christ. Tasks that may be important for some other reason, may not be important for following Christ, and therefore distract me from my goal of following Christ. Goals, if I am not careful can lead me away from Christ not towards. Even goals that are good in and of themselves. As the prayer this morning implies, riches and wealth can be a distraction. My pray is that I will remain focused on Christ even in this world that is focused on things, and money and wealth.
How often I become distracted by what is going on around me. Incidental distractions - a bird fliting by, others conversing in the distance. Intentional distractions - people who need advice or assistance, another task that suddenly enters my consciousness demanding attention.
How often I become distracted from following Christ. My desires can take me down paths that do not lead toward Christ. Others can pull me in directions that do not follow Christ. Tasks that may be important for some other reason, may not be important for following Christ, and therefore distract me from my goal of following Christ. Goals, if I am not careful can lead me away from Christ not towards. Even goals that are good in and of themselves. As the prayer this morning implies, riches and wealth can be a distraction. My pray is that I will remain focused on Christ even in this world that is focused on things, and money and wealth.
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