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Coming to Jesus for the Rest We Crave: Praying through Matthew 11:28-30

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 

     Dear Lord Jesus, I’ve always loved this invitation, but sometimes I’m desperate for it, and this is one of those little “stretches.” I feel like I’ve got seven balls to juggle but I’m only a three-ball juggler. I praise, bless, and adore you for the promise of rest in the middle of the “much-ness” and the “manyness.”

   Sometimes I take too much on myself, and nobody’s to blame for that but me. But other times, like this one, there’s a convergence of important stuff that demands more energy, mental focus, and time than I have. So today, I readily and gladly cry, “Help!” Grant me rest in the middle of a 24-hour day with 72 hours of demands.

29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,

     Jesus, thank you for not giving me a lecture on time management, but your gentle and humble heart, and your yoke of grace. Reading through the gospels, I don’t ever remember encountering a busy, frustrated, irritated, rushed spirit in you. You always spent time with your Father, and you always accomplished his will. May it be the same for me.

and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

     So, I fully expect your Holy Spirit to give me rest well before my to-do list becomes a now-done list. Yoked to you, I trust you for a palpable sense of your presence and a keen sense of priorities. Lead me through this stretch at the pace of grace. Help me to do what I do today with wisdom and kindness, and for your glory. In fact, may my to-love list stay much more my priority than my to-do list. So very Amen I pray, in your loving and powerful name.

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