You've Got Mail

[Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) gets stuck in a elevator with his current girlfriend Patricia (Parker Posey) and other passengers.]

This is a simple enough scene that reminds us of those peculiar events where we are asked to pause and reflect.  Almost every stuck elevator scene I have seen is reminding the watcher to sit back and think about what is going on in their life.  It is a retreat, time think about the things that matter in life.  Out of the four characters in the elevator only one fails to do this.

The woman with the dog recognizes that her relationship with her mother is important and that she should spend more time and energy on it.  The bellhop recognizes that he should marry the woman he loves, that procrastination is not a good thing.  Then Patricia thinks about getting her eyes laser-ed, whatever that means, and then freaking out about her tic-tacs. Patricia just like the Pharisees of Jesus' time fail to take the time to really look at their life and take stock of things.  The people who were rich and famous back then would miss out on the things that are really important just like Patricia.  

Joe Fox actually takes the time to think about what he would like to be doing with his life, and who he wants to be with.  The movie is a love story between two very unlikely people, but both go through changes.  Joe Fox is at the final turning point in his change in this scene, he is now clear on what he wants.  Joe wants the good things out of life, things that matter, not fame, or riches.  So the question I leave you with is what are you missing out on?  Where is God asking you to pause in the busyness of your life?