Monday, May 30, 2011
HAVE YOU EVER
burdens and... you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:28,29
Have You Ever?
Traffic was picking up with rush hour about thirty minutes away. As I
drove along a street paralleling the railroad tracks, I noticed a
truck off to my left.
It was parked on an empty lot with overgrown scrub grass and tall
weeds. The cab was jackknifed; I slowed down to look closer.
A man in the driver's seat had his head back, apparently sleeping. It
wasn't a truck stop but it was not far off the interstate. I figured
he probably had gotten so tired he just couldn't go any farther.
Have you ever felt that way? Like you were too tired to go any
farther? Like you just couldn't give more; like you couldn't do one
more thing, go another mile? Like you were the only one carrying the
burden? The only one responsible for the situation? Been so down and
out that you felt like your whole body was drooping from emotional
exhaustion?
The solution that's given, in the wisest book ever written, says the
answer is 'rest'. Just as the truck driver was doing. And not only
physically rest (sleep), but rest emotionally, mentally and
spiritually as well. A refreshing.
The Message says, "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out? Come to me.
Get away with me and you'll recover your life…Keep company with me and
you'll learn to live freely and lightly." -Jesus, Matthew 11:28-30
Yes, there is an answer - in a Person - when you feel toooo tired.
That is good news.
inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011
www.sallyikennedy.com
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