You Are Never Alone

Pastor Renee Ford -Woodycrest United Methodist Church

In this morning’s message, Pastor Renee shared how dogs play hard but rest hard, too. Kids are the same way. We need to rest, too, but sometimes, it doesn’t seem very easy to do. We may feel we have a burden we are carrying, feeling like we can’t carry it any more. We are bad at resting and letting go, bad at the concept of resting our souls. We feel like we are all alone, bearing what is heavy on our hearts.

Matthew 11:28-30 states “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Yoke

Matthew uses the image of the yoke to help people understand what it is like to follow Jesus, and when we say yes to Jesus, we will be stronger.

Our church has a  prayer chain where anyone can call (814) 238-1683  and request prayer. Because of our own grief, it can be hard to pray, but others will pray for us when they know we need prayer. Resting in the faith of others can help give us peace in our hearts.

Pastor Renee Ford is the pastor for Grays United Methodist Church, Houserville House of Hope, and Woodycrest United Methodist Church. She is also an Instructional Designer for the Department of eLearning Design and Innovation Group in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State.