There are 1,440 minutes in any given day. Between 400 to 500 are given over to sleep. That still leaves a sizeable 1000 minutes to use positively and creatively. Many of these will be used for essential jobs and tasks that need to get done. Some will be used for relaxation and leisure purposes. How many will use a few minutes from the initial bundle for quiet time, silence and prayer? The benefits of taking some few minutes for essential quiet time each day are many and substantial. It is quality time and a time to recharge our inner selves. It is quality time that can be used to pray and to speak to God quietly. Prayer may or may not be on your agenda but there are few genuine arguments to counter the benefits of quiet time each day. The following short prayer may be a good starting point for some time out.


Lord, as we journey through this month of January it is a time of new beginnings and looking forward. Help me to be open and creative each day. Help me to be open to new ways and new methods of expressing my faith. Help me to know that there is no absolute right way and that my way is as good as any. I ask you to continue to be my inspiration, my strength, my hope and my light each day. Amen

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