tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67141624122186526.post8758554918861282026..comments2023-09-11T06:43:52.735-04:00Comments on Lily of the Field: The Constant Pull of the WorldHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250197473577401666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67141624122186526.post-59647789921590182952007-02-11T01:01:00.000-05:002007-02-11T01:01:00.000-05:00Around every corner, amidst the next thought, and ...<I>Around every corner, amidst the next thought, and along my steps, there are distractions.</I><BR/><BR/>This is so true.<BR/><BR/>C.S. Lewis wrote <A HREF="http://untanglingtales.com/?p=78" REL="nofollow">a great observation</A> in Mere Christianity:<BR/> "The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back... Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind."<BR/><BR/>I love the imagery of that-- because it is so often how I feel. Like I'm being *mobbed.*Amy Jane (Untangling Tales)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13622771524844909550noreply@blogger.com