I drove home from work this evening with my windshield wipers swishing away the dreariness and plotting how to ease my weary soul: instrumental music, a cinnamon scented candle, a DVD fire on the TV screen, a cup of coffee and a chocolate chip cookie topped with birthday cake ice cream, while nestling into my sofa to love on my two dogs. So here I sit with Mazie curled up beside me and Mitts stretched out on my lap, lending me their peace.
I have things to do, things easier done in the daylight, but I’ve set them aside as the shadows settle in. Through the back french doors I can just make out the black tree trunks and branches against the dark grey sky on the hill above our home. It is okay. There will always be one more thing to do. My inbox will always be overflowing. Rest is so important to God that it made his top ten list. It is an act of holiness so basic to our well-being that it was the capstone of the world’s creation. Even more than my body, my soul needs to let go, relax, settle in, harbor from the blasts life blows throughout the day.
Come join me. Find your place of calm. Leave the lists and obligations, the insistent tasks and expectations in the hands of the One who can carry it for you and come away to Sabbath for a time until the weariness slowly drains off and washes away. Every person and task in your life is benefited by your self-care. Breathe easy. It is an act of holy obedience.
Janathan Grace Reflections 
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