nothing

i attended a spiritual retreat back in november that focused primarily on slowing down – acknowledging that many of us have been consumed with movement and action and being busy. at the end of the retreat, we were encouraged to write something on a piece of paper, place it in a self-addressed envelope, and drop it in a basket. it would be mailed to us in a few months. i just received that letter today and this is what it said.

it’s okay to sit
in silence
and feel like
you’ve done
absolutely
nothing.
for in doing
nothing
for god,
you have
done more
with him
than you could
have ever
imagined.