Day 137 Too busy to stay awake - duh!

Day 137 and for the first time in two days I'm catching my breath with my Netbook open. What a last two days.
Yesterday was a great trip to Tacoma, WA and good time with my friend John Sims. We are waiting for things to explode (there's been enough imploding over the past few years) in the church he pastors. Great trip - but it is an 18 hour day.
Today .....boom urologist visit. New guy, younger guy - hopefully got some newer, fresher thinking on whatever has been going on in that area for 2 years! Nothing sinister, but really annoying. Then back to back to back to back meetings .....and then .......2 hours of High School Scholarship awards (aaargh!!!!!).
So now, 9.30pm, open the blog and try to write.

Flying gives you time to think, to read, to focus (especially with Horizon Air and their complimentary microbrews! ). Read Gregory Boyd's new book Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now. Very simple book and there was nothing particularly theologically stirring unlike Boyd's others books.
Taking the teaching of two ancients (well older than most of us) and one modern contemplater, Boyd urges us to see that right now, this very second God is present. But ....we so often miss him.
Why???
DUH!!!

Gave the book away today to a guy who so needs to find the Divine Presence at a very difficult time in his life.

Boyd's simplicity was somewhat refreshing. God is right now with us. But are we AWAKE to His presence.

So maybe for the past two days I've run at 100mph and not had time to blog ....but even at my fast pace God can keep up and He remains totally present.

My intentional follow is to stay AWAKE to His presence ...nothing less, but maybe nothing more.