Jesus wants to free us from restlessness, but we so often go elsewhere for rest. We try to find rest in our social status, wealth, different forms of physical comfort, and so on. All of these pursuits leave us longing for something more though. They leave us longing for a sense of rest that abides deeper within us.
This is what Jesus offers us. It is a peace that the world cannot give. It’s the kind of rest we cannot obtain on our own, but we need to be open to receive it from our Lord.
Father Mark-Mary says all we need to do to receive this peace is to spend more time with Jesus by:
1. Carving out time for prayer
2. Praying with Scripture
3. Visiting the Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
“Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
