All of us know people who get all tangled up in the web of "little things" and thereby miss the "big things."

There is the young professional couple with two little children who were simply trying to get ahead and provide for their young family.   "I woke up one day," the mom said, "And my son was on his way to college and my daughter in her last year of high school.

There is the older couple in their mid 70's who are still working 12 hour days in their lucrative family business.  Both still are enjoying their health. They commented to some friends, "We're thinking we need to slow down a bit and enjoy life."

"You had better get busy!" the friends answered.

We do it to life and we do it to our life of faith.  We let the "little things" push out the "big things."   How many religious groups have emerged from controversies over minor issues?  How many churches have been divided over issues that are in the large picture absolutely insignificant?