We often think of rest as something that will come to us when everything else in our lives is complete: at the end of the day, when we take a bath; once we go on holiday or get through all our to-do lists. We imagine that we can only find rest by changing our circumstances. The Fourth Invitation teaches us that, like Adele, we can find a place of rest within us, without having to alter the conditions of our lives. After all, the conditions of Adele’s life remained the same—her breathing didn’t change; she was still dying. Nevertheless, she found a place of rest. This place of rest is always
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