Barbara Brown Taylor’s talk was an unexpected pleasure in the midst of a harried day. She spoke before a live audience at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Her speech was titled, “Downtime: The Sacred Art of Stopping”. What happens when my normal operating system isn’t available?

What do I do with this wild and precious life? Her talk hit me right between the eyes. I needed to hear this today. It is often in the wilderness when we are most open to change, when our customary ways of coping have broken down.

(See also: MPR: Barbara Brown Taylor live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum)