The other morning, I woke with my usual exuberance and a laundry list of things I wanted to do. I made coffee and grabbed my computer rather than my devotions.
God had other ideas.
My laptop took longer than usual to boot. I did control, alt, delete and restarted it. The second start was even slower.
With no other choice, I picked up my devotions. Good Morning, Lord by Joseph T. Sullivan admonished me to “seek first the Kingdom of God.”
Ouch.
Coincidently, my computer finish booting at the same time I finished my readings and it has not been that slow since. (Eye roll.)
The next morning I spent the first fifteen minutes in quiet prayer and contemplation — and something amazing happened.
My blood pressure has been rising since my cancer diagnosis and surgeries, then add in my irritation over jury duty, and I have considered calling my doctor and requesting a change in my medication.
However, after my meditations, I took my blood pressure. Rather than a high reading, it dropped back to last year's numbers, 118/74. I shouldn’t be surprised, but I was.
Perhaps now, with the added physical proof, I’ll make more of an effort to follow St. Paul’s example, putting God before all things, and being contented with my circumstances, regardless of what they are, a series illness, surgeries, or petty aggravations.
I'll let you know how it goes.
How about you? How do you cope with stress?
