When I was a kid, I might have found soap operas interesting because there was a lot of drama going on. However, as I grew up I found that I could miss an episode or two or even a month of programs and still follow the story line. These days, the day time soap operas is now on prime time television and have been renamed, “Reality Shows.”
There must be a large audience for these types of programs since more and more of these programs are showing up. I avoid these kinds of programs because life is filled with drama. It’s been my experience that the more you know about a person’s life, drama is the norm for many. The older I get, the more I am resolved to live a simple life rather than living life from crises to crises.
Yet, how does one do this since life itself is filled with drama? One marriage counselor had this advice, “If you want to get out of a hole, ditch the shovel.” Great saying, right? That will stop you from going deeper, but that still leaves the problem of the hole. How do we get out of the hole? Listen to the words of the One whom the Bible calls our Savior:
Come to Me, all you who are wary 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
I would think that in this drama, chaos, and stress filled days, an invitation to finding peace would be desirable—very desirable. This is what Jesus offers.
