Come Away and Rest

Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” — Mark 6:31.

Do you find time for yourself? In today’s passage, Jesus recognized that his disciples were so busy they hadn’t taken time off. The importance of rest, time to regroup, time to listen is no better exemplified than by God resting on the Sabbath. Jesus was constantly taking time to go up into the mountainside to rest and communicate with God.

I periodically make a to-do list. Seldom do I write down — rest, center, listen to God but I should. Today’s passage is a reminder.

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Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.