Rest

In my Doctrine of Creation class this past semester we took some time to discuss our roles as stewards within God's creation. As stewards we are called to work within creation. But we are also called to rest, as God did on the seventh day of creation.

Rest. It's a wonderful thing. It's also something I haven't gotten a lot of in the past four years. As a college student it seems that I am running until i'm completely burnt out, only to take off again the second I regain any sort of composure. For example, I've spent the past two days living in a library, not necessarily accomplishing anything, but going nonetheless. And now, here I am at home, sitting on my couch at 12:30 p.m., giving myself a short break before I get right back to studying.

And i'm tired.

Within this world we far too often forget to rest. We forget to take time to just sit and be okay with just sitting. We forget to take time out to enjoy what God has blessed us with. But we are called to do just this. We are called to remember the sabbath and keep it holy.

But I've forgotten. Over and over and over again I've forgotten. Instead, I pollute this time of rest with work, with worry, with stress.

It seems as if I never cease to forget that God calls me to work.

But I faithfully fail in remembering that God calls me to rest as well.