Dear Sistertech:
I did something new for my vacation this year. I attended a women’s retreat sponsored by my church. It was such a great experience! The group study of The Document, prayer, the time to write in my journal, sip tea, and think about my relationship with The One In Charge! It was so renewing! Now I’m back at work sitting in front of my computer all day. I enjoyed my job before, but now I feel what I’m doing isn’t important in the grand scheme of things. When I’m working on a PowerPoint presentation I feel I should be praying instead. Then when I start to think about The One In Charge I feel guilty that I’m not putting that time and energy into getting my Inbox to zero. What can I do to stop feeling so conflicted?
Sincerely,
Torn in Toledo
Dear Torn,
The key is to integrate your spirituality into your work, not separate them one from the other. How to do this? Use The Book of Uncommon Prayer! It will help you remember that The One In Charge is with you always. Keep a copy next to you. Have one there when you wake up and when you go to sleep, when you boot up your computer at work and when you take a break for lunch. And when you feel that pull towards prayer, pray about that which is in front of you whether it is the car ahead of you, the email you are reading, the cashier at the cafe, or the background template you are choosing for the presentation. You will soon discover there is a seamless spiritual connection that exists between work and prayer. It is all about not making separations between them.
Sistertech and the other team members of the Spirituality While Alive Taskforce (SWAT) are always here to help. Email Tom the Intern if we can provide you with a new prayer for a specific situation.
Yours faithfully,
Sistertech