Thank You God For Rest

 

All too often I spend my days going at full speed.   

I try to cram so much into the day 

that I collapse at the end of the day in a heap; 

unable to move.

If I go to a restaurant and  I have to wait longer for my food 

than I would like or expect to wait, I grumble and seethe 

rather than see it as a time to catch my breath.

If I end up behind someone slower leaving a store, 

I often act like my world will end.

when what I really need to do is see it as a chance to help

or make a new friend by smiling and giving a cheerful "hello".

I thank God that he gives us days with nothing to do,

No places to go,

No one to see.

I can slow down,

Relax, 

and breathe.

Sometimes, it is hard to slow down

to relax.

I am thankful that God knows that we need to slow down.

Thank you, God, for rest 

that restores and quiets our souls, 

we need to rest and unplug from the world and plug into God.

I thank God that when the world gets too crazy

we can find rest in him.

He is our rest.