Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28
Merciful and mighty, Lord Jesus, you know our weariness, heartaches, and burdens. You also know we are tempted to deny our need, dance around the issues, and despair of our “this-is-too-much-ness.”
Thank you. Thank you for not calling us to greater resolve and effort, but to yourself. You are nearer than we realize, and all we have to do in collapse on you. By faith, we do so. Grant us the rest only you can give, Jesus.
- Rest from forgetting Whose we are, and who we are in You
- Rest from thinking you’re disappointed with us or don’t care
- Rest from fears we can’t control and regrets we can’t redo
- Rest from the cult of capability and self-sufficiency
- Rest from the lies and condemning voice of the accuser
- Rest from posing and pretending, and avoiding people who truly love us
- Rest from the exhausting cycle blaming others and making excuses
- Rest from nursing grudges more than we drink living water
- Rest from shouldering the uncertainties of a future you claim as yours
- Rest from trying to be the 4th member of the Trinity to our kids
- Rest to be a Mary in a Martha world—your Bride, not our own.
Just as we are—not as we think we should be, we come to you Jesus. Thank you for your welcoming heart and promised rest. So Very Amen.
