“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?”  Matthew 16:26-27 (NLT)

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.  If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.  Matthew 16:24-25 (NLT)

Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”  Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)

“We are distracted from distraction by distraction?”
T.S. Elliot

 

JESUS DOES NOT OFFER US AN ESCAPE FROM THE HARDSHIPS OF LIFE, HE OFFERS US EQUIPMENT
SO THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE REST EVEN WHEN LIFE IS HARD.