FOR YOUR INSPIRATION
A Letter to God — Finding
Rest in Christ Alone
by Juliane Wiebracht
H
ave I replaced serving you for
knowing you? I push so hard,
striving to do stuff for you Lord.
I worry that I might disobey and
miss an opportunity. And yet, somewhere
along the way, I have lost my rest. I remem-
ber Mary and Martha, and wonder- have I
traded the “one thing that is necessary” for
many other substitutes? Have I too become
distracted with much serving?
Now as they went on their way, Jesus
entered a village. And a woman named Martha
welcomed him into her house. And she had a
sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet
and listened to his teaching. But Martha was
distracted with much serving. And she went up
to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my
sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to
help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha,
Martha, you are anxious and troubled about
many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary
has chosen the good portion, which will not be
taken away from her.” —Luke 10:38-42
I too have become anxious and trou-
bled about many things. What is this good
portion, and where have I misplaced it?
What was Mary doing that she should be
commended for choosing it? Childlike and
simple, she was sitting at the Lord’s feet
and listening to his teaching. Am I too busy
striving to understand you, please you,
serve you, that I have lost the joy of sitting
humbly at your feet and listening? Maybe
following you isn’t so complicated after
all. Perhaps, weary and burdened, I have
forgotten to lay all else aside and come to
you. So that you can give me rest.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light.” —Matthew 11:28-30
Juliane Wiebracht is a homemaker in
Longview, TX who shares God’s love with women
who are incarcerated.
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