Stay Focussed.

He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.

                                                                                                                    Author: St. John of the Cross

This is a timely warning from an old writer.  Too frequently we allow unnecessary interruptions to our devotions and prayers, and the thought occurred to me, What does God think of being placed second (at best) to these other concerns?