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Rhythms Of Grace Read: Matthew 11:25–30 Bible in a Year: Ezra 9–10; Acts 1 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 A friend and his wife, now in their early nineties and married for sixty-six years, wrote their family history for their , grandchildren, and generations to come. The final chapter, “A Letter from Mom and Dad,” contains important life-lessons they’ve learned. One caused me to pause and take inventory of my own life: “If you find that Christianity exhausts you, draining you of your energy, then you are practicing religion rather than enjoying a relationship with Jesus Christ. Your walk with the Lord will not make you weary; it will invigorate you, restore your strength, and energize your life” (Matt. 11:28–29). Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase of Jesus’s invitation in this passage begins, “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? . . . Walk with me and work with me. . . . Learn the unforced rhythms of grace” (The Message). Lord Jesus, I come to You today to exchange my frenzied work for Your pathway of grace. When I think that serving God is all up to me, I’ve begun working for Him instead of walking with Him. There is a vital difference. If I’m not walking with Christ, my spirit becomes dry and brittle. People are annoyances, not fellow humans created in God’s image. Nothing seems right. When I sense that I’m practicing religion instead of enjoying a relationship with Jesus, it’s time to lay the burden down and walk with Him in His “unforced rhythms of grace.” Lord Jesus, I come to You today to exchange my frenzied work for Your pathway of grace. Jesus wants us to walk with Him. 
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What a beautiful lesson! Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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