Lord, Your rest is given to those who call You Lord.
Lord.
I pray for rest.
I pray for Your rest to wrap its arms around the faces that are flooding my soul with such love and joy.
Lord, there are friends who are working so faithfully for you, who pour out their all for You. Father, give them rest. Give them Your rest. Not from their work, for their work is not done. But, Father God, I pray You will flood their souls with Your rest in the midst of their work.
I think of the mountains that surround my home town. I think of the solitude and peace and rest that welcomes each hiker as they reach the height of each mountainous trail.
All that effort.
All that work.
All to sit in the beauty of Your creation.
All to breathe in Your wonder.
All to rest in the palm of Your handiwork.
All to gear up for the path that leads back down into the valley.
Lord Jesus, Your rest finds us in the midst of our efforts. It is felt in the midst of our work. It is a freedom that pushes us forward to our next step.
God, the mountains are breathtaking and the valley within is beautiful. Father, whether Your children (my friends) are on the mountain or in the valley, I pray Your rest will meet them where they are.
Thank you, Sweet Father, for the hands and the feet and the hearts of my friends who serve You with such faithfulness and love and determination.
It is for them I pray this prayer this morning.
In and for the Name of Jesus Christ I pray,
Amen.
** Matthew 11:28
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