I returned from a 3 day Prayer Summit in Tuscarora, NJ - lots of great worship, teaching and plenty of time for prayer.  What I was most struck by was an emphasis this year on 'being".  It is so easy to be consumed with "doing" when in ministry because of the myriad of expectations.  Doing is important, yes essential.  But if doing precedes being, then doing is generally powerless, frustrating and draining.  One speaker talked about the early church practice of praying 3 times a day.  I'm not talking about a prayer before breakfast, lunch and dinner, but a real prayer time, probably an hour each time.  We wondered - what would our life be like if we intentionally set aside 3 times a day to pray?  There is a story of a community caught in a blizzard. You couldn't see to walk from your house to the barn.  People who ventured out became lost in theirown backyard and many died just feet from their doorsteps.  People would attach a rope from the house to the barn.  As long as they held onto the rope they could find their way back to the house in the middle of the storm.  I wonder if we were teathered to God like that throughout the day, if we would be able to weather the storms of life better?  I'm going to try it.  Why don't you?