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Rest!

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In today’s story Martha is distracted, just like us, she has too many things to do, too much on her plate. She is worried and her mind is spinning from one thing to the next. And then Jesus comes along and says: There is need of only one thing.

How very Zen of Jesus! One thing? Really? Just one thing? Well, alright, go ahead and tell me what it is then!

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The Holiness of Rest

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How are you holding up right now? My usual question is, how are you, but that seems like such an inappropriate question right now. Stressed? Yes. Is it hard? Is it challenging? Difficult? Saying how are you holding up seems to acknowledge that I know this is difficult, I know this is stressful. But, within that context, how are you holding up under the weight of the burdens of this time?

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