Devotion:
Read Matthew 11:28-30.
It’s a phrase of welcome and hospitality: “Take a load off!” You may have had someone welcome you into their home or their office by saying “Come in. Sit down and take a load off.” They could tell you were tired and needed some rest.
Sometimes you are carrying physical burdens or have just been working really hard and are worn out. Sometimes you are carrying spiritual, emotional or mental burdens and need to unload them. Having that friend or colleague with whom you can unload those burdens is such a wonderful gift.
Our Scripture focus today in our “Funday Sunday” worship is one of Jesus’ most reassuring and comforting invitations: “Come to me and I will give you rest….my burden is light.” Yes, to follow him and go where he leads us can be very hard and heavy sometimes, but you can carry that burden because he carries it with you. As 1 Peter 5:7 puts it “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” I hope you will join us in worship today as we focus on Jesus’ invitation to us all: “Take a load off!”
Personal Worship Option:
Consider offering this prayer: “Jesus, thank you for your invitation to come and find rest in you. There are certainly times and situations in life that can feel like carrying a huge burden. Help me continue to learn to give anything that weighs me down to you. Help me take a load off and find rest in you. Amen.”
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