For the many times that we wanted to quit, let us remember, maybe all we really needed to do was to rest.
In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep,
for you, the LORD alone, make me live in safety.
-Psalm 4, WEBBE
When you get tired from your trials, my friend, I pray you may find a way to rest, I pray you do not give up.
Don't think so far ahead. Don't fret!
Be where you are, stay where you need to be. Think only of your troubles today.
For there is a way with things that we cannot control. And there is a way with things that make them turn out well in the end. Though we may not know how. Though we may not know when.
So when you get tired from your trials, my friend, I pray you may find time to rest, I pray that you don't just quit.
God has a way to make things better in the end. And for now all you need is to rest and to trust Him, my friend.
When You're Too Tired To Hope
There are times in your life
when all that you could do is rest.
You cannot love,
you cannot dream,
you don’t know where to start,
and you don’t know where to go.
You want to change your life,
but you’re too weak to move,
you’re too tired to think,
too hurt to heal,
too numb to make amends,
too lost to even hope,
too tired to even pray.
Rest then O heart,
and rest then O soul,
for the journey has been too much for you,
and the world has left you wounded
and alone.
Sleep then for a while,
let go of all your woes.
Lie down in trust,
and let your tears flow down
as they should.
Somebody’s watching,
Somebody’s catching your every tear.
Fear not, for in the quiet of the night
you’re in the arms of Him
who loves you most.
Think not of your worries,
think not of your wounds,
for they shall be healed.
In time shall you find comfort,
and you shall find peace.
O blessed peace,
claim your portion and your strength.
May your soul know what stillness means,
and may the very marrow of your bones
find ease.
Time has come to stop your restless wonderings,
and for all the useless work to cease.
Let God work while you are sleeping,
and in the morning
may you find all things new and sweet.
God’s Promise for Today
“But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall. You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,’ says the LORD of Armies.” - Malachi 4:2-3, WEBBE
Saint Quote
“Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.”
- St. Augustine
Mother Mary
“Mary Our Strength”
O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you
and that our souls may receive a ray of your beauty,
which does not decline with the years
but shines forth into eternity.
O Mary, sun of heaven,
restore life where there is death
and enlighten spirits where there is darkness.
Turn your countenance to your children
and radiate on us your light and your fervor.
O Mary, powerful as an army,
grant victory to our ranks.
We are very weak
and our enemy rages with uttermost conceit.
But under your banner
we are confident of overcoming him.
Save us, O Mary,
fair as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe inspiring as an army set in battle array
and sustained not by hatred
but by the ardor of love.
Amen.
-PRAYER OF POPE PIUS XII
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Rest as our taste of Heaven on earth is one way I like to conceptualize down time. Rather than being a compromise with laziness, it's a godly imitation of Christ Himself, who took time to rest in deserted areas after long stretches of ministry. It's necessary for the soul. Good reflection.