Are You Too Busy?
I called my brother today to wish him a happy birthday, and I enjoyed hearing his voice. I don't call him often enough. In fact, I don't call most of my friends and family often enough. I think, if I'm going to have a New Year's resolution, it will be to make more time for people. We are all kinda fragile, and I don't know of anyone who doesn't appreciate a call to say "I'm thinking of you. How are you?" Those little things like a phone call or note via email or snail mail lift the spirits of others, and they really don't take that much effort to accomplish. Yes, we are all busy. We all have too much to do. I have a five year old and a two year old, so I understand busy. But if my grandmother were to die this year, and I had kept putting off calling her -- in essence, a visit to the sick that Jesus talked about -- how will "I was busy" sound then?