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R & R   
     
When I think of R&R, I automatically think of rock 'n roll. But as we were getting ready to go away for a weekend, I was thinking R&R - Rest and Relaxation. Maybe Renewal, Rejuvenation, and/or Refreshing, as well. With the tote bag packed, I went to my desk to catch up on some last-minute email. 

The little paperweight caught my eye. A rough ivory-colored rock, only about an inch and a half across, a gift from a friend many years ago. In red letters, SALLY, and under it: Psalm 62:6-8. On the other side it reads, Giant Killer.
 
David, the greatest king ever, the only person mentioned in the Bible as "a man after God's own heart" speaks beautifully regarding R&R. God alone was David's rock, fortress, refuge where no enemy could reach him. He had his Goliath and we all have giants in our own lives. My paraphrase of those verses in the book of Psalms 62 is, R&R, Rock & Refuge. The Lord is my strong and steady Rock, He is my Refuge, my safe place.
 
I keep that little painted to remind me I don't have to fight the giants, those situations that come into my life that loom large that I don't know how to confront and deal with. Jesus, my Rock and Refuge, will take care of them, and me, too. As it says in 1 Samuel 17:47, 'the battle is the Lord's'.
 
R&R, more than just rest and relaxation - Rock and Refuge. That's good news.

Inspirational Messages, Sally I. Kennedy ©2015  
www.sallyikennedy.com