David Novák, on the Council of the Church of Brethren (Církev bratrská) in the Czech Republic, opened the new school year with a pastoral letter warning that busyness has become an unexamined way of life even inside the church. Citing mental-health specialists who describe an epidemic of "hurry sickness" — a compulsive drive to fit ever more activity into ever less time — Novák said the pattern spills over into congregations, leaving believers so occupied with serving God and meeting daily obligations that they lose time simply to be with God and with one another.
Without the discipline to stop, be still and listen, he wrote, ministry becomes shallow and reflexive, and life runs on a kind of spiritual autopilot: activities continue, but without depth.
(Originally published in Czech. Summary translated by CC / Connexion.)
Source: Rada Církve bratrské — portal.cb.cz
