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Jesus said “Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest.”

What does this mean?

It means we have a Savior to run to, to turn to. When life gets to be too much, Jesus gives us rest.

Rest is a beautiful thing. In a way, anxiety and worry are the opposite of rest. I read somewhere that we need to sit and rest in Him and His love. Life makes us weary. There can be so many things that can bring us down. But I love what Peter did when Jesus walked on water. Peter kept his gaze on Jesus. Yet when he looked at the waves, he started sinking.

When we work so hard to get peace, when we search for peace in anything other than Jesus, we come up empty.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and The Life. There is purpose in your life and so much beauty in you. You are an image bearer of God, reflecting to the world an aspect of God no one else can quite imitate.

Why, you say, have bad things happened then? Why have I gone down this dark road of comparison, of hurt, of issues, of sin? Why is my life a mess?

Adam and Eve brought sin into the world, into God’s perfect creation. The world was taken and turned upside down. As a result, there is pain. There is separation from God. But since Jesus came and died for us, we can turn to Him and be cleansed of original sin.

I say all of this to say that life can be painful scary because of sin. But we can always, always run to Abba Father and jump into His arms.

He is a kind, loyal, loving God. I know because God has showed me immeasurable love. When I was hurting, He was there with me. When I felt like I couldn’t even speak, God spoke to me. When I needed help, He was the One who could help me.

Life is not perfect. Life is filled with ups and downs. But turn to Him. When you are down, there is no other way to look than up. There is no other life to live than yours. You may be lost, broken for a season. But you are here right now living, breathing, being. What a gift you are to the world.

I hope you know something. God is kind. He will help you if you ask Him, and many times even when you don’t ask Him.

Are you hurting? God can heal.

Are you broken? God can put you back together.

Are you unhealthy? God can bring you health.

Do you have problems? So do I!

That’s why I turn to God. That is why I strive to cast my cares on Him. I’m not perfect but we don’t have to be. We can at least try to come to Jesus.

And ask others to pray for you. Ask the saints to pray for you and especially Our Lady.

I want you to know something.

There is good in you. You are not lost. Weary traveler you won’t be weary long.

Give God your burdens. The next time you worry, start praying. Start asking for help from the Almighty God who created the world. Jesus is telling you, “Don’t lose hope, little one. Don’t give into despair, worry, fear, or regret. Turn to me and I will give you rest.”

Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He brought peace to the world. Jesus is the God of Living Waters. All this to say: Go. Go live your life and forgive and laugh and grow close to God.

If you have the Lord, you have all you need.

Whom shall I fear, the Lord is near.

Sometimes we don’t speak it enough but I love that God is with us.

On a retreat I heard the phrase

“God is good all the time. All the time God is good.”

Sometimes moments are good, sometimes they are filled with sorrow and grief. My days look like school and family time and normal day to day stuff, singing and music but sometimes they look like sadness and sickness and worry. Sometimes I fall short of the glory of God. Sometimes I fall into the trap of unforgiveness and sorrow. But what a beauty it is to be alive and live for God. What a joy it is to love others.

I think of that For King and Country Song, “For God is with Us.” It’s true. God is with us. Jesus means Emmanuel. What does that mean? It means I can depend on Him and that God came in human form to save the world. It means we can trust Him when we feel like we have nothing and no one else to turn to.

I heard it said that the devil tries to make us feel alone, lonely, and forgotten. But my friend God is there with you. All you need to say is Jesus, I love you and this is what I am going through. First and foremost God is a God so we need to offer Him praise, glory, and respect. But He is also my friend. My brother when I need Him. My strength, my shield.

I urge you to grow your relationship with Christ. Get to know Him. How do we get to know Him better? We spend time with Him. Especially when we are suffering, it is vital to get to know God. It is such a gift to have the God of the universe with us. He is everything and we are nothing.

Listen to songs about Him, read the bible, read books about Him, go to Mass and receive Him in the Eucharist, pray the rosary. There are so many different ways to pray. Relax in His presence. Go to adoration and just sit in His presence. What a mystery that the God of the universe is present in the Eucharist and we can just go and sit and talk to Him. What a beautiful friend He is.

I want you to imagine Jesus with me. I have found contemplative prayer to be amazing. I don’t do it enough but just sit and close your eyes and imagine Jesus. Imagine you are at a peaceful lake or in nature and you imagine Jesus with His beautiful kind eyes sitting beside you. “How are you my child?” He gently asks. And then You open up your heart to Him.

Hey Jesus, I have been dealing with this.

Better yet, when you receive Holy Communion you can do this. And you just share everything. Then listen for what He whispers back to you.

I was reading this book about life after death the other day, the near death experiences that people had and how they came back. All of them reported to seeing Jesus. They said that they felt this immense love and that He was there to meet them. I find that so amazing. You see, Jesus is the one who will be waiting for us when we die. Are we living with that in mind?

There is no greater a man who died for others and who was completely sinless, yet took on the punishment of sin for all humanity. And that was because of love. Love can do amazing things. Love saved you and it saved me. And when we spend time with Jesus, acknowledging His presence with us, we become more like Him, like Love.

He is your shepherd, waiting for you to bring Him closer to His Sacred Heart. Friend all it takes is a little of your time.

You may be hurting. Jesus is the perfect person to run to.

So in this season and the next, when there are millions of things vying for your attention. Relax. Be at peace. And spend the next couple of minutes meditating on His great gift of love. I can’t even imagine what you have been through, we all have our trials. But with Jesus we can get through everything and everything.

What an amazing gift we have.