Week by week, chapter by chapter, I have come to see that resting is not quitting. It’s remembering and rooting ourselves in the story where we do not have to strive to be sought. Every time I put my work away for at least a whole day, I am learning to trust in the tender compassion of a God who doesn’t bless based on effort or withhold based on weariness. It’s common courage—the courage of communion.
