Summer is such a
great time to relax and refresh when life has been so busy during the school
year. Schedules loosen up. Naps are on the to-do list. Flip
flops are appropriate in public again somehow. Society relaxes a little
bit. It’s great. Summer helps us back away from the harsh reality
of work and school and keeping up tiring paces. It’s as if our bodies are
telling us we weren’t meant to live life at the speed we’ve talked ourselves
into living.
Jesus kept a pretty fast pace. He was always going from one place to another,
healing people, performing miracles and changes lives, then going to another
place. I imagine his schedule was pretty full (especially with twelve
people in his group). But he got away to rest, too. Mark 1 talks
about Jesus getting away to be alone to pray. I’m sure he needed that
break from the tight schedule to just relax, sit back against a tree and talk
with God. Maybe we should look at Jesus’ example and take time this
summer to relax, to get away from the noise and the crowds, and to pray.
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