Play Before the Throne

Come play!My children beckon me before I’ve even crossed the threshold. But with shoes still on, mind still at work, heart still anxious about a laundry list of potential problems, I can’t play. I politely decline their invitation before trudging away to accomplish who knows what.This happens more than I’d like to admit. But why? What prevents me from playing? A poet once said, “It is a happy talent to know how to play.” He’s surely right, and yet, if we’re honest, we find it a hard talent to ac