Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST
Is 40:25-31 / Mt 11:28-30
As we trudge along life’s road, even the best of us falter at times. We stumble, we grow weary, we fall, and sometimes we even faint. That’s the truth about us, and because we feel our vulnerability and weakness so concretely and so strongly, we sometimes unconsciously project those very weaknesses upon God and make God too small. And in doing that, we can easily bring ourselves to the edge of despair and hopelessness.
Isaiah offers a vigorous corrective to that in today’s Old Testament reading. “The Lord is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.” It seems strange that we should have to say so, but the Lord is big enough to handle anything. And the response that he wants from us is to trust him so thoroughly that we will be able relax in him, confident that he will not drop us, reject us, or forget us. Not now, not ever.
“Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs.” It’s true! So relax in him, and know his peace.
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