Learning to Rest

What an odd yet beautifully challenging concept.

Last year at this time, I found out that I had Mono. And this year I'm still struggling with the aftermath of it. The virus never goes away, but the symptoms aren't usually present. However, sometimes they are and right now is one of those times...

So once again, I’m learning the lesson of being content while resting. I struggled through learning this lesson last year and, in someways, am grateful for another chance.

I heard this piece of “Streams in the Dessert” this summer. The way it describes “rest” is unique and puts it into a different perspective... Enjoy!

Not without design does God write the music of our lives. Be it ours to learn the tune, and not be dismayed at the "rests." They are not to be slurred over, not to be omitted, not to destroy the melody, not to change the keynote. If we look up, God Himself will beat the time for us. With the eye on Him, we shall strike the next note full and clear. If we sadly say to ourselves, "there is no music in a ‘rest,’" let us not forget "there is the making of music in it." The making of music is often a slow and painful process in this life. How patiently God works to teach us! How long He waits for us to learn the lesson!

– Ruskin, from Streams in the Desert