It's so easy to get distracted. We set our mind to working on a task, determine a structure and time-line, and then find ourselves missing the deadline because something else comes along that needs our immediate attention.

We might have a plan for washing the car on Saturday, for example. Then, by the time Saturday rolls around, we forget about the car because our child has to go to soccer practice, our spouse has a function we must attend, or our boss asks us to work overtime. It's not that washing the car isn't important, but it seems less important than the other things that feel so insistent.

Our relationship with heaven can be easily forgotten in the run of a day.  There is so much to do, so many conversations to have, so many errands to attend to, so many tasks to complete. Our shy and unassuming soul waits patiently for us to see its desire for connecting with the Holy One. But the distractions keep us from noticing that inner longing.