Mindless routines, familiar distractions, or merely emotional responses – worry, self-doubt, busyness – can dull our spiritual perception and have us drifting along in a mental fog. This is a subtle form of being mesmerized by modern life. In the Apostle Paul’s teachings to some early Christians, he appealed to them to “serve the Lord without distraction” (I Corinthians 7:35, New King James Version). Seeking to understand God better enables us to be more conscious of the ever-present activity of God as the one, infinite Mind than we are of the issues in our lives.