Hello, prayer friend, and happy new year. Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the

Prayers of Rest podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years,

the ones that listeners have loved the most since we started. We'd love to hear which of these

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Until then, let's get to today's Prayer of Rest.

Welcome to the Prayers of Rest podcast.

I'm your host, Asherita Chuchu, and I'll be leading you in prayer using a simple guided prayer format with the acronym Rest.

That is, recite God's goodness, express your neediness, seek his stillness, and trust his faithfulness.

As we begin, find a quiet place where you won't be interrupted and take a deep breath as we enter into God's presence together.

Today's reading is from Matthew chapter 11, verses 28 to 30.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for

your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light let's begin by reciting God's goodness, praising God's goodness, praising him for who he is and for what he has done.

God, thank you for your invitation to come to you. Thank you that you welcome into your presence,

not just those who feel like they have their life altogether and everything is going all right,

but you welcome into your presence those who are weary and tired and heavy burdened.

When we feel like we have nowhere else to turn, Thank you that you invite us to come to you.

And not just to come for comfort or reassurance, but to come for rest. Thank you for inviting us to walk

alongside you and that you yourself will exchange our heavy burdens for your light burden.

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