Family Vacation
An explanation and a lesson on keeping the most important things important
Well, it has been a week since you’ve heard from me!
I intended to offer an explanation before I left, but I forgot because I was focused on…well, other more important things: my family!
My family went on a vacation to Disney and then the beach near Clearwater, FL!
It was a heck of a trip and I had to pray quite a bit…especially for patience…
…but also for rest…
I am not good at vacationing.
I’m even writing this while I’m still technically on vacation because I get so restless (and also because I didn’t want to have to type this out on my phone tomorrow while travelling).
So I have had to actively pray for the ability to relax with my family. Easier said than done.
And yet…rest is something we need. And when we pray “Give us today the food we need” we also should be thinking of the other daily provisions we need to rely on God for…such as rest.
And I am truly terrible at resting.
So it’s something I have to actively be praying for…and to be praying for more often.
My prayer for today
Our Father, thank you for giving us opportunities to rest and rely on you. Help me to rest more deeply and more often. Spirit, help me recognize when I need to rest and to stop and do so when the need arises. Amen.
Remember
Rest is good and you shouldn’t feel guilty about taking a moment of peace and rest.