Morning on the Water: Needed, Wanted, and Chill Time

Morning on the Water: Needed, Wanted, and Chill Time

Coffee, Music and Joint For The Morning Chill

There’s a verse somewhere in the old scrolls that hints at it: quit whining about the work in front of you. Chores don’t vanish because you curse them. Grind your teeth, sure, but keep moving.

Still—morning time is sacred. That first hour with coffee, a bowl, maybe some music loud enough to drown out the world—that’s not laziness. That’s survival.

Even Jesus carved out space for himself. He slipped away to mountainsides, prayed in silence, ducked out of the crowd. Once, he even went so far as to walk across the sea just to get a breather. And what happened? His disciples fired up a full rescue mission, rowing after him like he’d fallen overboard.

Maybe they didn’t get it yet. Maybe they thought he was needed—another pair of hands to pull the net, another voice to calm the waves. They didn’t realize he was wanted—longed for—not just as a worker of miracles, but as a friend, a teacher, a presence.

That’s the question for us too: is it better to be needed or wanted? To be needed is to be useful, like a tool that can’t be spared. But tools wear out, break, get tossed. To be wanted is to be cherished, like shade on a hot day or smoke that warms the mind.

The truth? A soul has to breathe both. Needed enough to serve, wanted enough to be loved. But before either, you’ve got to find your footing on the water—alone if you must—because you can’t pour from an empty bowl.

So light up your first hour without apology. The disciples will row. The chores will wait. And when you finally step back into the boat, your hands won’t just be busy—they’ll be steady.

🌿 “If you never guard your own peace, don’t be surprised when others trample it. First smoke, then serve.”