I went to pick up Alec at school today and pulled into the parking lot where we had agreed to meet. Since we were in no particular hurry to get anywhere today, I decided to park off to one side and give him a few minutes to play with his friends.
		As I sat in the parking lot, I did what I usually do when I pick him up, I spent a few minutes in quiet contemplation and thought. After a few minutes of this, I happened to look around at the other cars. As I suspected, they were all full of moms waiting to collect thier children, just like me. Then I noticed that the mom beside me was talking on the cell phone. I admit, I succumbed to the stereotypical thought process.
		Then I looked around again. Sure enough, there were seven women on thier phones, one lady had gotten into her neighbor's car to talk, and one was talking through the window to the car next to her and on the cell phone! It made me reflect on the differences God made into us. Women were made to communicate.
 		More than that, though, it made me reflect on something that had been churning in my brain for the last couple of weeks. Our constant need to keep busy is just a mirror of that need to find inner peace and fulfillment. We must be constantly active to try to fill that emptiness inside. The emptiness we feel because of the absence of God in our lives. This pursuit keeps us always moving, doing, seeking something we don't understand.
		The answer is so simple, but faith is hard to come by these days. When the assurance of God fills us, we can be at peace, and sometimes simply stop for a little while and be.