Lent Day 22: the Jesus workout

I'm exhausted.

I fell in a pile on the couch after the last of bedtime wondering what I could write about from today. 

I was up at 4:30 in the morning and worked from then till now,  often doing two or more things at once. There were a lot of inputs.  Emails. Texts. Phone calls. Meetings.  Multiple people talking to me at the same time. A giant hour glass hung over my head by the end of the day.

I need to catch my breath.  Regroup.

Jesus often went up alone into the mountains to pray. Crowds of people asking for miracles.  Waiting for him to walk on water. There were always many people asking him different questions at once. I bet there were days that left him exhausted.  He was a caregiver... to humanity.

Care giving is a special kind of exhausting.  It tires you physical,  emotionally, spiritually, mental.  It's like doing squats with heavy weights.  It grows you. And,  like a good day ay the gym,  it can leave you a little tender.

Today... the workout was good. It seemed to be one that worked at the major character groups... patience,  selflessness, compassion, wisdom.  Reps repeated until exhaustion. I can't throw up the big heavy plates that Jesus did.  But I did what I could.  Now,  I'll rest and hit it fresh in the morning.