Have you an experience like this? You’re dead tired. You went to a vacation or you just enjoyed a great movie, but after that, you still feel tired.
That’s because there is physical rest and soul rest, the latter being deeper and can’t be resolved by physical means.
Sometimes it comes from being so busy that you wonder what is the point of it all.
Sometimes it is an existential angst: whether you matter or not.
Sometimes it is this stubborn sorrow, as if you don’t deserve to be happy.
All these would be the weariness Jesus talked about when He gave His famous promise “Come to me all you who are weary and I will give you rest”.
The weariness is deep and mysterious, but Jesus gave one offer: Himself. He spreads His arms wide to welcome those who seek the soul-rest we desperately crave.
Purpose? Come to Him.
Self-worth? Come to Him.
Joy? Come to Him.
And yes, that offer still stands for you and me.
August 14, 2023
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