I see a spiritual director about once a month. Her role is to help me focus on my spiritual life and how I connect that with the other parts of my life. A question she keeps asking me is "what time have you spent with God recently?"
My spiritual director's point is that, just like with any human relationship, time needs to be spent together to nurture the relationship between God and me. What do I do with close friends? We go out for lunch, drink tea together, go for a walk, or just "hang out."
So, why don't I do that with God?
But I do lots of stuff! I volunteer at church. I volunteer at a non-profit agency that takes care of formerly incarcerated people. I take care of my family. I try to be engaged in social justice. I try to pray and read the Bible and whatnot.
Sometimes, though, I need to just waste time with God. Hang out. Or to use more churchy language, observe the Sabbath. Just have a cup of tea with God.
How do you "waste time" with God?
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