First, I must confess that this
isn’t a rant against supposed global warming or a tirade against current
political grudge matches. I’m not about
to launch into scientific debate or dialogue and attempt to offer persuasion for
a partisan line of thought. This is
simply a moment of reflection during the “wasted time” piling up while freezing
weather slows an already admittedly slower-paced, Southern lifestyle to a
crawling stop.
Second, I
did pick the title of this post with specific purpose…
The “climate” of modern living is increasingly hurried and heated, busy
and overwhelming. Schedules are so
filled that even in our “rest” we’re fielding phone calls, answering e-mails,
texting plans for more schedules, and catching up on the other things we didn’t
get to earlier. The climate of modern
living says, “Unless you’re doing something, nothing’s getting done.” The
climate of modern living doesn’t have time for delays, much less a snow day or
two. And increasingly, the climate of
modern living relegates working on relationships to the “whatever time I have
left over” column of our planners. No
wonder so many are uncomfortable in modern life… the thermostat is set on full
blast! We’re caught in a cycle of
perpetual motion fueled almost solely by momentum and habit.
Welcome to God’s grace filled opportunity to change the climate of your living!
