But it seems as if there are so many trivial things that get in the way of this. Somehow, it is always the urgent, trivial things that seem to impede the important things. Many years ago, NavPress published a little booklet called “The Tyranny of the Urgent”, & I have always felt that the title is an accurate description of the things that tangle my feet daily. Dealing with day to day trivialities, I neglect the things that edify the Body, & draw me closer to my Father. It is a constant battle to put the IMPORTANT things first.
I am blessed to be able to listen to music while on the job. Just today, I was struck by a song that has had a strong influence on me: “Running Just to Catch Myself” by Mark Schultz. I love the humor & the truth of it for those of us who must work the standard “business hours” of 8am - 5pm (or MORE!).
Here are the lyrics, but in order to get the REAL DEPTH of the song, I suggest that you go to iTunes or Amazon to download the song.
Here is the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Running-Just-To-Catch-Myself/dp/B004V7EKUO/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1340204183&s=dmusic&sr=1-30
I am driving
I am late for work
Spilling coffee down my whitest shirt
While I'm flossing and I'm changing lanes
Oh Yeah
Now I'm driving
Through the parking lot
Doing eighty,
Hey, what the heck, why not?
Watch it lady, Cuz you’re in my spot
Once again.
It's early to work
And here's a surprise,
I got a McMuffin for
just 99 cents today-
I think they ran a special
CHORUS:
I can't stand still!
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me?
Anybody, Anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself!
Maybe someday I could fly away
Go to Key Largo or Montego Bay
Sport my Speedo, maybe grab a tan
DREAM VACATION, WILD ELATION!
Now I'm running
Straight into my boss
And he's angry,
Oh, and he calls me ‘Ross’
Which is funny, cause that ain’t my name
And that’s lame!
I'm still running
Running very late,
For a meeting
Wait, that was yesterday!
Guess I'm early for the one next week,
Oh how sweet
I get on the ladder, I corporately climb
I wave at my life as it passes me by everyday
My name's not Ross!
I can't stand still!
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me?
Anybody, Anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself!
Life in my cubicle’s discreet, Life in my cubicle is neat
I've got some pictures of my friends
Some sharpened pencils...where's my pen?
Ten O'clock I'm in a meeting
Paper cut, I think I'm bleeding
Check my hair it's still receding,
Hey what a life!
Break for lunch, there's nothing better
Run outside and don my sweater
Like Fred Rogers, let's be neighbors
I've lost my mind!
I'm overworked, and underpaid, and unappreciated
It's just a perk of being of being middle class and educated
One... spinning circles in my chair
Two...win a game of solitaire
Three... and I ponder where my stapler's gone to,
Four O'clock and I stare at the door,
And I stare at my watch, then I stare at the door.
I stand by my desk like I'm going to war.
There's just one thing that I'll be needing
Grab my paycheck as I'm leaving
Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhh
Five O'clock, it's time to go
There's crowds to fight and horns to blow
It's talking fast on my cell phone
Hey, watch out! That’s reckless driving!
Five O'clock, it’s time to leave,
Hit the couch and watch TV.
Set the clock and go to sleep.
It's 8 a.m. on Monday morning
Again and again and again and again and again!
Driving around, nowhere to go,
So I hang with my lady,
Oh, and I chill with my bro,
It's okay, in my Cabriolet
I can't stand still!
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me?
Anybody, Anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself!
When I meet God, I will have a question.
I just forgot the question.
I think I am running just to catch myself!
Wishing you a blessed day!
