The Parking Meter.

This is the question that Jesus ask the three, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,during his time of prayer, "So, could you not watch with me one hour? (Matthew 26:40) This same question is what Jesus ask of us, because it's hard to spend one hour when our standard of living is costly. A quarter is useless to us monetarily, however, a hour is priceless. A hour Jesus, are you serious? Yes, he is very serious and we should take that question to heart. Because a hour with Jesus Christ, is like adding money to a parking meter, it adds more time to our own life and well being. I love the fact that I cannot quote scripture, at a drop of a dime. I remember the verse, however, I was not sure who the other disciples were with Peter, nor the exact book or chapter. I google it, and to my surprise, it was not the top ten hits. However, I found many other links to this one hour demeanor. I have another blog that I was going to publish this mystery of an hour, but as I read an article, which I will share with you shortly, something caught my eye: "Once you place some mystery of grace before the eyes of your heart, then you apply it to your own life in some trouble or weakness, then you apply this mystery to some gift of God's goodness you have received either in yourself, from another, or from him." I stop in my tracks, God was talking to me at this very moment. I began to read this over and over again and I remember a recent transition in my own life, John 4:10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. I am going to stop right here and share this wonderful article for you to read.  In the meantime, I am going to go and feed the parking meter.

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0866.htm

Enjoy!