R & R

I’ve heard numerous people come back from their vacations exhausted and say, “I need a vacation from the vacation I just took.” I’ve always found that to be funny because I thought the whole reason why people took vacations was so that they could get some rest and recreation.

While we might find humor in this comment, it is also a sobering one because in reality, there really is no “rest” in anything or anyone in this life. We can take time off from work and we can get lots of sleep, but there’s no guarantee that we will be refreshed.

This is why David cries, “my soul thirsts for you like a parched land” (Psalms 143:6b) and “my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalms 63b). David is acknowledging that rest and recreation can only be found in the One who created us.

Centuries later, The Voice of God responds and invites us to, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28-30). Jesus doesn’t stop there, but also adds, “you will find rest for your souls.”

Jesus invites us to a dwelling place where there are no more fears, anxieties, or worries. Now isn’t that a trip worth taking?