"Do you have the time?"

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I was recently at a wedding rehearsal. This one carried the typical amount of anxiety as people figured out where to stand and what to do when.

Well, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of all of this anxious activity, I listened to life and experienced the most incredible thing. The little girl serving as the ring bearer walked up to the bride and asked her to please tie the rings on her pillow. Now understand that this bride, like most of them, is making last-minute decisions about so many things, and is subjected to so many questions. And typically brides are already nervous anyway.

So here is this bride encountering the typical bride-pressures and this little girl asks her to tie the rings on. The bride smiles, says, “Sure,” takes the tiny pillow and rings and begins to tie them on, talking with the little girl about being the ring bearer, as if she has all the time in the world.

Today, when you’re pressured and pushed by life, remember this bride and her gift of taking time for people first, the same way God has all the time in the world for you. Then listen to life and make a life, not just a living.

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