Leisure: A Biblical Examination of Conscience
Jesus looked at him and loved him. (Mark 10:21) Do I believe I am loved, really loved, by God? Do I look at others with the same gaze of love in which God looks at me? Do I make an effort to make eye contact with people who are trying to speak to me and be fully present to them? But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2:19) Do I allow myself the freedom to be in wonder about the mystery of life? Do I feel the unnecessary burden to have “it al