“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NIV) |
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Excerpt:
Once, as I was resisting the full week of post-procedure rest my doctor had prescribed me, a nurse told me, “You’re free to do what you want. But if you’re not resting, you’re not healing.”
That nurse knows, and Jesus knows, the power and the healing of rest.
So let’s rest those tender places. Let’s take extra care in those spots in our hearts that have been damaged over the past couple years. Let’s allow space for rest and healing. Let’s be tender with ourselves and with others during this time of needed rest and healing.
Heavenly Father, I am so tired and hurt. Help me to remember that You restore us with rest. And as I take that rest, help calm my mind and my heart as well. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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