Tag Archives: Rest

Time for Rest

Mark 6:31 (GNT) There were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his disciples didn’t even have time to eat. So he said to them, “Let us go off by ourselves to some place where we will be … Continue reading

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Morning Prayer: God’s Rhythm of Rest

Good morning, Lord. Thank You for sleep, for dreams, for recharging me body and soul. You hard-wired me for rest, yet so often I try to work against Your plan. Forgive me for thinking rest is a waste of time, … Continue reading

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In Faith

  By faith, we go. In faith, we rest.   In faith: we lie down in green pastures (Psalm 23:2) we lean on the everlasting arms (Deuteronomy 33:27) we find rest for our souls (Matthew 11:29)  

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Come, Rest

  Give thought to Christ’s words:     Matthew 11:28 (MSG) Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real … Continue reading

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Simply Rest

Mark 2:27 (MEV) Then He [Jesus] said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”   “The sabbath was made for man – For his rest from toil, his rest from the cares and … Continue reading

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Advent: Rest

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My Turn for Rest

  Ecclesiastes 4:6 (ESV) Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.   See you in ten days.

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Discipline at Rest

  summer + social isolation = long, lazy naps     Proverbs 6:10-11a (NCV) You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and lie down to rest. So you will be as poor as if you … Continue reading

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Sabbath Rest

I had a delightful Sabbath rest, a lovely nap outdoors. What calls you to a garden snooze?   The afternoon sun on my face A balmy breeze in my hair The happy chatter of birds The sweet sent of lilacs … Continue reading

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This Is Rest

  “Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?   To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.” Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825-1906)       Bickersteth was poet, pastor and traveler–in support of the Society for the Propagation of the … Continue reading

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