As I write this, I am struggling hard to recall when it last was that Kathleen and I shared a day off that truly ended up feeling like a day off. You know how it goes … you only have this one day off in the week, and sometimes the errands you have to do to keep life going seem to consume the whole day!
In our marriage, Kathleen and I have always tried hard to make sure that we honor the principle of a Sabbath rest, even if the actual rest we take only amounts to a few hours in the day. Lately it just feels like we’ve failed. Maybe it’s because my speaking schedule has been jam-packed, often taking me out of town for a couple of days or longer. Maybe it’s just that this time of year, there is so much going on with my ministry. Tomorrow, for example, our entire staff will be manning a booth at an all day Christian music festival. The preparation for this just seems to have consumed my week. Next weekend, we are holding the last of our Faith in Film screenings of the year. We’re gearing up already for a big Hanukkah fellowship at the end of the first week of December.
The list could go on and on, if I was inclined to let it, but I don’t want to. I just know that I feel tired in body and soul, and although I sleep through the night, I often wake up not feeling very rested. It doesn’t seem like there’s much I can do about it, but I know there is Someone who can. After all, Jesus said:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
Here I come, Lord, here I come.
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