According to e-How.com a complex craniotomy ("brain surgery") can take up to 12 hours to perform, with more simple brain operations lasting between three and eight hours
on average.
That might sound like a long time, but if you're the guy about to get his skull opened for a cranial overhaul, the last thing you want is a surgeon who can't wait to rush home in time to catch the season finale of
Dancing With The Stars.
Nor would you be very enthusiastic about going under the knife of a brain surgeon who showed up in the operating room plugged into his iPod, or who set his scalpel down every two or three minutes to send txts back and forth to his pals.
I'm guessing the last thing you'd want is a surgeon who, less than five minutes into the procedure, suddenly got distracted ... with his attention wandering off to focus on how much he hated medical school or remembering just how dull, repetitious and boring brain surgery can be, or how much he wishes he was someplace else doing anything else.
No sir, if you're the guy stretched out on the operating table what you want is your surgeon's complete and undivided attention for the next three to twelve hours ... or however long it takes.
Because when you're hoping for a miracle, it helps to have a surgeon as committed and dedicated to success as
you are.
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Prayer's not brain surgery: the difference is that in prayer we ask and expect God to do miracles, but seems like we're only willing to invest two or three minutes of commitment and dedication before we get bored or distracted ... and then feel that we've done our part and given God our undivided attention.
