Jesus says:
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28


This is what the LORD Almighty says:
I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
Jeremiah 31:25


You gave me life and showed me kindness,
and in your providence watched over my spirit.
Job 10:12

   

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Saviour, who daily bears our burdens. 
Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
Psalm 68:19-20





Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Each one should test his own actions.
Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else,
for each one should carry his own load. 
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction;
the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if
we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:2-5,7-10



Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.
Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
Proverbs 3:13-18



I AM THAT I AM

I was regretting the past
and fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking:
"My name is I am"
He paused.
I waited.
He continued,
"When you live in the past
with its mistakes and regrets,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WAS.

When you live in the future,
with its problems and fears,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.

When you live in this moment
it is not hard. I am here,
My name is I AM."

Helen Mallicoat
 (Exodus 3:14)