A Liturgy for Rest

Oh Lord, you who are our Eternal Rest,we come to you this day with restless hearts and weary bodies.We feel deeply our weakness, our finiteness, our burdens of suffering and sin.Lord Jesus, we hear your invitation: “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”And so, we come to you now.Grant our hearts a deeper rest in you.You have redeemed us, releasing us from the bondage of sin through your work on the cross.You have invited us to live in that restful place of