This week our focus is on something I find incredibly difficult to do – rest. When we think of busyness and rest in a biblical context we often go to the story of Mary and Martha. Admittedly, I’m a bit of a ‘Martha’. While I think Martha gets a slightly bad wrap (she really was trying), it is clear that Mary had offered true hospitality in listening and discovered deep rest in sitting at the feet of Jesus. From the very beginning, God modelled rest and throughout the gospels Jesus models working from a place of rest and intimacy with his Father.

Sometimes we can end up being so busy for the kingdom of God that we neglect to actually experience it ourselves. So, as we move through this summer holiday period, we would like to encourage our readers to slow down, rest and engage with titles such as Tony Horsfall’s Rhythms of Grace, The Art of Peace by David Cole (Brother Cassian) or Seven Sacred Spaces by George Lings. We recommend a number of fantastic titles this month so we encourage you to dive in and pursue true rest at the feet of Jesus. 

Tracey Jones of Living Faith