Monday Missive #14

Rest

A Poem: Where Do We Find Rest?

Where do we find rest
In a world gone crazy,
Intensely insane?
It wears us down;
Wears us out;
Wears on our nerves;
Wears us down again.
When the latest news
Comes every mili-second. 
Where do we find rest?
When stimuli is faster than thinking;
Processing becomes past tense,
Before it starts.
Where do we find rest
When rest eludes is at every turn?

We turn to the source;
The maker of rest.
He who didn’t, doesn't, never will
Need to test!
But rested so that we can!

“God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day, because on that day he rested from all the work he had done in creating the world.” (Genesis 2:3 NCV)

A Prayer: RestMy Soul

Rest, my soul!
Rest in your creator.
Let Him bathe you in His care;
Let Him hold you in His silence;
Let Him wash away the dirt rings of yesterday.

Rest, my soul!
In silence;
In solitude;
Hiding the sounds of life,
As you hear only His breathe;
And the whisper of His love.

A Passage: For Reflection This Week

“Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
— Matthew 11:28-29 NLT