Outside Reading - Melissa Marazzi

I was reading through the book of Hebrews, specifically Hebrews 4, and came upon a common theme in the chapter. The author emphasized the necessity for rest and I wondered what about rest is so essential. Other than the obvious benefits of rest – giving your body a break, to regain energy, for sleep, etc – I wondered what was so imperative. I realized then how Godly a thing it would be to do. God rested on the seventh day when He created the world. If God rests, then it makes sense for Hid children to. Also, it is a humbling thing to do, to rest. There is always work to be done. But the real challenge sometimes is to take a much needed break when you there are things to accomplish, when there is always something on your To-Do list that you have yet to finish. These things are important, yes, but so is giving the mind a break. I believe Go calls us to rest so that we do not spend ourselves seeking after work all the time. We can be so easily tempted to do more out of greed and the desire to have as much as we can get; it is harder to take a break.