When was the last time you stopped to smell a flower or listen to the song of a bird?

It seems we never stop. Schedules and appointments back to back. Grab a bite of lunch. Exhausted at night. Too tired to think. Next day the same thing. Stop! Time out!

God rested on the seventh day after the creation. He designated the Sabbath as a day of rest under the old law. After Christ’s resurrection the first day of the week was set aside as a day of rest.

Jesus rested periodically after teaching the multitudes(Mark 6:31). The Son of God needed to refresh Himself in prayer and solitude. Do we not need the same?

Let the Lord lead you beside quiet waters and lie down in green pastures to restore your soul.
Take time out-often.

We have been seeking everywhere for [rest] but where there is a prospect of finding it; and that is within ourselves in a meek and lowly disposition of heart.
- Laurence Sterne