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A prayer for when you feel weary and burdened by Debbie McDaniel, read by Leah Martin.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened

and I will give you rest.

Matthew 1128.

For many of us, activity and busyness come naturally.

We're on the go, we're in a hurry.

It's what we're all about. We seem to be rewarded for how much we can accomplish, especially in short amounts of time. We live in a

culture that praises movement, that places value on the busy. We tend to get impatient with those who are too slow about anything.

There's nothing wrong with being active or on the go, except for this one thing. We often never

stop. And it's there in the slowing down that can often feel almost unnatural in a society that

moves too fast. Like we're supposed to be doing something more. We just haven't figured it out yet.

We rub shoulders every day with people who are burdened, weary, or lonely.

Sometimes we may notice, but many times we don't.

We're just too busy or overwhelmed ourselves.

And to be honest, many days, we are those people, the burdened, the weary, the lonely, just needing someone

to notice, to slow down, to take time.

We desperately need Christ every day to bring joy and hope to our own lives and to those around us. Without him,

we will most certainly run dry, for we're not meant to run on our own. Our strength can't carry

through every hard struggle and hardship we may encounter.

But he promises rest and peace for our souls, even in the midst of weariness and burdens.

Slowing down takes work, stopping, and just breathing deep, takes practice.

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