Quotes about Refreshment

A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.

And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

Everyone was then encourage to have a time to rest. The little ones always protested, declaring they weren't tired and didn't need to sleep. They were always, amusingly enough, the first to tall asleep. Alice thought it comical to watch the way they fought napping. It reminded her of how she often fought against the rest that God offered her. So many times she had declared her ability to bear up under the load, to keep pressing forward when all God wanted for her was rest.

Fueled by faith and passion for our true priorities we're going to drive against traffic in order to find rest, refreshment, and time for what matters most in life.