So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. — Psalm 90:12 (KJV) It’s easy to imagine making time for something once the week gets quieter. A conversation, a walk, or a note to someone can keep moving to the next open space on … Continue reading →

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. — Romans 12:18 (KJV) A disagreement can stay in my head long after the conversation ends. I can rehearse what I should have said until I’m arguing with a version of the other person who … Continue reading →

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — Colossians 3:12 (KJV) The image of putting something on makes me think about how I enter a conversation. I can arrive ready to defend my point, or I can … Continue reading →

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. — Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) Before I start a project, I usually think about what I want the finished version to look like. I’m less quick to ask how the work will fit into the time and responsibilities I … Continue reading →

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. — Philippians 2:4 (KJV) When I have a plan for the day, I can start treating every interruption as something to get past. Somebody else’s question arrives while I’m trying to finish my … Continue reading →

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: — Luke 16:10 (KJV, excerpt) I think about small promises when I read this line. If I say I’ll send someone a link, look at a file, or call them back, I may see it as … Continue reading →

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; — Romans 12:12 (KJV) A long wait can make it hard to tell whether I’m making progress. When I’ve asked a question and there’s no answer yet, I can spend more time checking for a reply than doing what’s already … Continue reading →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — Matthew 11:28 (KJV) There are times when I keep working because stopping feels like admitting I should have done more. I can be tired enough to reread the same thing and still … Continue reading →

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. — Ephesians 4:32 (KJV) Kindness can be easy to imagine when I have plenty of time. It asks more of me when I’m in a hurry and somebody needs another … Continue reading →

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. — Proverbs 18:13 (KJV) I can sometimes hear the beginning of a question and think I know the rest. In a conversation about a computer problem, that might send me looking for the wrong … Continue reading →