I don't know about you, but this week has been such a long and busy one at the LCOS office, I swear it should be Saturday by now. Busy can be either good or bad. Busy has a way of distracting one from accomplishing what needs to get done, which can be bad. Busy can also produce some really key results at the end of the day, things that need to get done--which is good.
I don't know about you, but busy often gets a negative connotation in my mind. The thought of being "busy" usually creates lethargy within me, and I instantly feel a little more tired. However, I also know that, particularly in my own family, some people thrive on busy-ness. In fact, when they stop being busy, they don't know what to do. They don't know how to rest.
In Psalms 46:10, the psalmist sings out: "Be still and know that I am God." In Exodus 20:8, God calls all people to honor and keep the Sabbath day holy. Resting, finding breath in one's schedule, and not doing are things God calls to God's own creation. If God had to rest on the seventh day when creating the heavens, the earth, and everything in between, how much more our limited human bodies need rest. This isn't to say that during the busy times, you can necessarily find those periods of rest, nor does it mean that resting should ever be longer than necessary. For the early Israelites, resting was only a day long and included six other busy days before another day of rest would come along.
In the summer time, it's important to find rest so that one can carry out the next program year without becoming stressed out, burned out, or overly tired. It's also important to realize that there are still things that need to get done in the midst of our rest. Thanks be to God who gives us purpose and the energy to carry everything out.
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