17.02 | Sabbath

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Pray:

Father,

The week has passed.

And there’s a lingering sense that I could have made more of it:

Tried harder,

Achieved a little more,

Cleared a few more messages,

Hit a few more life goals.

There’s a sense that I could have lived this week,

with greater patience and purpose and presence.

But, Father, instead,

I let go of these yesterdays—

Things done and undone,

Things impressive and things humiliating

Things extraordinary and things that just seemed so average—

I let it all go

And in the place of my inadequacies

I receive the adequacy of Jesus.

Therefore, I receive this day as great gift,

To be lived in, breathed in, explored, and cherished

Because my rest is done

With you.

In Jesus’ Name

Amen.