August 25, 2026
Useless Time
The world says, “If you are not making good use of your time, you are useless.” Jesus says, “Come spend some useless time with me.” If we think about prayer in terms of its usefulness to us – what prayer will do for us, what spiritual benefits we will gain, what insights we will gain, what divine presence we may feel – God cannot easily speak to us. But if we can detach ourselves from the idea of the usefulness of prayer and the results of prayer, we become free to “waste” a precious hour with God in prayer. Gradually, we may find, our “useless” time will transform us, and everything around us will be different.
After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.
- Matthew 14: 23
Reflection Question: How will you make space to “waste” time with God today?
