Lectio: Ecclesiastes 4:4-8
4 I realized the reason people work hard and try to succeed: They are jealous of each other. This, too, is useless, like chasing the wind. 5 Some say it is foolish to fold your hands and do nothing, because you will starve to death. 6 Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind. 7 Again I saw something here on earth that was useless: 8 I saw a man who had no family, no son or brother. He always worked hard but was never satisfied with what he had. He never asked himself, “For whom am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy life?” This also is very sad and useless.
Meditatio: Keeping up with the Jones'. There is always something more that you can work hard for; but what we need is balance. If a person doesn't have balance they become a work-aholic, lazy, fanatic or indifferent. Where in your life to do you need to find balance? Maybe your balance is that you put too much time into church, you can't say no to anyone. Maybe your time is that you spend so much time saying yes to everything that you forget to say yes to God and the things that truly matter. Finding balance is like a person who walks across a canyon on a tightrope; one move too far to the left and you will fall, to much to the right and you will fall--finding balance brings you into the right mind set to follow the line directly in front of you and not wavering left or right.
Oratio: God, help me find my balance in you and your word Amen
Contemplatio: Where in your life do you need more balance?
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