"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
This is Matthew 11:28-30 from Peterson's The Message translation.This verse has been coming up a lot recently and always strikes a cord (perhaps because it is the LIVING word of God...). This morning as I read it at bible study with my Younglife girls, I was amazed with the way it captures who Jesus is. He wants this for us. In some moments I am not sure if I even understand what unforced rhythms of grace look like and others I feel like I am experiencing that very thing.
There seemed to be a heavy mood at our Thursday morning gathering today and I was thankful that we had had planned to talk about these verses.
One of the girls had such a bad day yesterday, I was especially grateful that we read from this passage. She explained that she receieved a lunch detention for being late to second period. She was perplexed as to why they wouldn't let her out of it given her very real, very justifiable excuse. I asked her what she told them.
"Well I said the truth. I couldn't figure out what to wear...it's not like I was just dilly-dallying...I was trying to rush and nothing looked good...and he still gave me a lunch detention?!!"
I told you it was a bad day for her.
So, whatever it may be, lunch detention or another overwhelming life circumstance, may these verses bring peace.
wow.
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