I really liked Mike Redig's communion meditation at church on Sunday. His word he wanted us to remember was 'fix'. 

Right now we are in state tournament season:  wrestling, girls and boys basketball games. Lots of fans. Lots of cheering. Lots of noise.

But Barb and Mike's grandkids participate in archery. Not the same! Not a sound from the crowd. Why? Because the participants have to keep their eyes 'fixed' on their targets, if they have any chance of hitting the bull's eye!

He likened us and our relationship to God. Sometimes we need to shut out all the noise around us to be able to focus on "Our Bull's Eye' - Jesus and His Kingdom. 

Lots of 'noise' in the world which causes us to be distracted:  looking around at others; watching our own situations;being distracted by things going on in our families or other families; maybe the world situation.

A few lines from the song, 'Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus";

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.

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God, 
will You help me,
help us,
from being bothered by things of this world.
If we are going to keep from being distracted,
we are going to need Your Help.
Amen.