Daily Devotion - Monday, June 8

Renewing Yourself

Last week I returned from a busy, busy vacation that was filled with a lot of family events in various places around the country. I came back to work tired because we had "played hard" with grandchildren, our children, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and even one of our surviving parents. I noticed two things on the first day of returning—

● while tired, I was rested, renewed and rejuvenated for the tasks I face each day at work.
● one of the first people I met at work was a hard working individual who hadn't had a vacation for quite a while. He needed rest, he needed renewal, he needed rejuvenation.

As most of you know, my primary faith tradition is Christianity. So, as I began my new week "back in the saddle," I remembered a Jesus story. The story was this: At one point when the crowds had demanded a great deal of his energy, he withdrew to a different place where he experienced renewal.

This is a season when many of us take vacations. Go, enjoy, play hard! Renewing yourself is important.

--Ben Keckler
06.08.09