Do Nothing

The Bishop of Reading spent time handing out egg timers to to stressed commuters at the Reading Railway station one recent Monday morning. His message: take time out to do nothing - and start an adventure of self-discovery.

He urged people to spend three minutes a day in silent reflection and find out what might happen when they simply stop and rest.

Stopping and looking back I've found is a crucial part of walking with God. Deuteronomy sometimes reads like a broken record, as Moses relays God's message to the Israelite nation of 'remembering' what He had done. By remembering what God has done for us, we see the big picture, the whole screen rather than just a few pixels.

"Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands." Deuteronomy 8:2