As I write this I am currently recovering from a cold, before this it had been a mad few weeks of work and socialising, i’ve loved it, but I realised as the cold kicked in that I wasn’t used to it, the pandemic slowed me down, it slowed us all down. While I have been recovering, Karen also became ill, covid for her, and we were saying that it was actually nice to have a few days to stop and to hide from the world, something that we loved about the pandemic! No pressure to be anywhere really, and very few expectations.
Weariness I think kicks-in when we don’t take time out, to slow down, to recalibrate ourselves, either with our bodies or with our mental capacity. I think this is about knowing ourselves, knowing what we need, what we don’t need. I wonder sometimes how well we know ourselves at all, especially in the midst of our fast paced world, it’s easy to get swept along. I know i have been asking this of myself in recent weeks, I’ve been pondering on, get this… on having a retreat alone, without people… how do you think I will cope?!
It is also the case that weariness can come because you are just bored, that things are just not what they should be, the trudge through life is just a bit difficult. I love these verses from Isaiah, they are so hope filled, it offers us a challenge to do some inner work, I think that’s what it means to ‘hope in the Lord’. And so I wonder if you can recognise the signs of when you are getting weary? What could you put in place to help you? How do you feel about developing your inner self to help you?
Photo Challenge: Take a picture of something inspired by the word weary. Use the hashtag #woryem
weary
weary from the pace of life
weary from the struggles within
weary
There is strength from the divine.
Stop for a moment
How can you lean into it today?
We are a community of faith.
Strandlopers on a journey.
We grow weary through this season of advent
By God’s grace we go.
Amen
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Rob Wylie is the founder of BeachcomberFX and guides its leadership team. He has worked in the North East for over 20 years and has vast experience from various roles he has held. He has a passion for Fresh Expressions of Church and Pioneer Ministry as well as beer, beaches and Miniature Schnauzers.
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This topic links well with a recent Nomad podcast talk by author of ‘A weary world’ Kathy Escobar which can be found on Spotify