Being a pastor, at times I realize that because of so many things going on, the administrative demands, all the planning and making sure that everything is running smoothly, the phone calls, e-mails, and many other activities, I don’t have enough time to spend with God, or even to take some time and rest. Similar things happened to Jesus and His disciples. They were doing so much for others that they must have been very exhausted. Jesus knows that we all need some rest; we need time for ourselves and to make sure we have time for God. We can become very preoccupied with our daily tasks and routines, which are all very important. But we need to make sure that we also have time for rest and for prayer. “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”


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