“Stop this train.  I want to get off and go home again.  I can’t take the speed it’s moving in.  I know I can’t; but honestly won’t someone stop this train.”  -John Mayer

We often miss the gift of life because we live at a speed that is just too fast.  Our American way of life is just too fast.  Few of us are exempt from the busy, fast-paced life—priests included.  The demands of job and family life can be overwhelming for the laity; the demands of ministry can be overwhelming for priests and religious.  But so many of us believe the lie that if we’re not busy, then we’re not effective; and as we get caught in the maelstrom of our busyness, we experience emotional and spiritual pain.

I’ve reflected on this reality of the busy, fast-paced life for a while and I’ve come to see that it’s not so much about being too busy that causes our pain; it’s really about not being rooted.   Read more »