And in the morning, long before daylight, He got up and went out to a deserted place, and there He prayed. – Mark 1:35, Amplified Bible (AMP)

Life can be extremely busy, but I cannot imagine how busy it would be as a parent of 19 children. As reported on www.joniandfriends.org:

Susanna Wesley, born in 1669, was the 25th of 25 children! This great Christian saint understood the importance of “being raised in the nurture and admonition of the Lord,” given that she and her husband Samuel had 19 children. Nine of Susanna’s children died as infants… but two of her sons, John and Charles Wesley, went on to become great evangelists and theologians. She once wrote in a letter, “I look upon every soul under my charge as a talent committed to me under a trust. I am not a man nor a minister, but I spare every night to discourse with each child apart, strengthening their tiny faith in God our Savior.” Her children knew to be quiet whenever they saw their mother throw her apron over her head – they understood this was Susanna’s private time of prayer with the Lord. God certainly blessed this amazing mother, and what a model she has been to countless mothers through the centuries.

Although there are many notable points within the paragraph above, the one thing that strikes me the most is Susanna’s dedication to her quiet time with The Lord. With all that she had to do to care for a household so large, Susanna found time to hide under her apron so that she might have sweet, one-on-one communion with God.

Nothing is as important as our communion with God.  Our access to all of the promises of the Bible are dependent upon our being in harmony with our Creator, and the only way we can be in harmony with our Creator is to be in constant contact with Him. Whether we find the time to commune with Him by hiding under an apron, by going to a deserted place early in the morning, or by praying and singing at midnight wherever we find ourselves, we MUST make it a point to be at Jesus’ feet on a constant basis. Then and only then will the agitations of life be less agitating, and then and only then will the peace that passes all understanding be ours.