Our greatest danger is life is permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important. Charles E. Hummel How many times do we think, “I have too much to do”, or “I don’t have time to deal with that issue”? More times than we can count. Why is this? Perhaps it’s because we so easily buy into the lie that all urgent activities must be important activities. Our default is to tend to the noisy and compelling immediate stuff, rather than hear the still, small voice of God calling us to be with him. We wake up in the morning when the alarm goes off, and the urgent pace begins. We check our calendar to see what’s up for the day, social media to see what responses are required, and news sites to see what’s happening in the world. We start the coffee and then dash to work where we meet with people, process paperwork, and deal with phone calls and emails. After work might find us in other meetings or social engagements, before heading home and addressing urgent needs there (famil...