For When the Road Is Long
Ask
The Psalmist speaks of the nourishment God desires to give, saying “open your mouth wide, and I will fill it…with the finest of wheat, with honey from the rock I would satisfy you” (verses 10, 16). But sometimes we are too tired to eat. How might rest be yours until you can open up for what would satisfy?
Reflect
Listen to this song on the theme of “O Taste and See.” Allow the words to wash over you. What truth of God do you need to savor today? ”)
Pray
Dear God, I am so tired, body and soul. What I need most is rest, true rest that curls up in the cup of your hand until the refreshment comes. Keep me from running off to do whatever seems press-ing. Rest your hand on me so I begin to trust that the first thing is actually rest. And the second thing, and the third. Then God, feed me with honey from the rock. Amen.