A famous guest at a banquet was asked at the last moment to give an impromptu speech for the occasion. As he rose to speak, he asked how much time he had. Someone from the audience yelled “About a minute!”

The speaker asked, “Only a minute?”

He then said, “We normally think of a minute as a short amount of time. Not as short as a second, but still short. In fact, most of us rarely think about what we can do in one minute’s time. In reality, you can do a lot more than you think. It only takes a minute…

  • “To offer a prayer of thanks to God.
  • “To offer a prayer of intercession for someone who’s hurting or struggling.
  • “To send a text message to someone you missed seeing at church.
  • “To email someone you’ve been thinking about.
  • “To write a card to someone who’s sick or grieving.
  • “To say ‘Thank You’ to someone who blessed you in an unexpected way.
  • “To say ‘Well Done’ to an employee or student or child.
  • “To say ‘I appreciate your work’ to a boss or teacher or pastor or minister.
  • “To pick up and put up something that’s been laying there for a week.
  • “To wipe a spot in the kitchen or bathroom.
  • “To read a short passage of Scripture and give yourself a boost.
  • “To call a friend or church member you haven’t seen in a while.
  • “To make a ‘To Do’ list for tomorrow.
  • “To hug someone who needs a hug.”

And you thought a minute wasn’t much time! 

As the apostle Paul said, “Make the most of your time” (Ephesians 5.16). May God help make the most of our minutes!