They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.

During my term in St Mary’s, I found myself slowly being drained after attending the numerous ministry meetings. It seemed that my prayer life was going downhill. It looks like work was taking its toil on me. Even though I worked in the church, there was mass and the adoration room nearby yet I’ve hardly attended weekday mass or stepped into the adoration room.

After a while I confided in my employer and he mentioned that it was a normal thing to feel drained because if we are ministering to others and not being ministered to, then slowly we will feel drained. That’s why a good prayer life was important.

I thought about it and I realised that perhaps that was the problem. Perhaps I was too focused on doing things that I had forgotten who I was doing it for and also that I had been relying too much on my own strength.

After identifying the problem, during my off days in the middle of the week, I’d make it a point to go for mass. What better way to draw strength from the Lord than in the Eucharist? Things took a turn for the better.

Jesus beckons us to leave our things behind and join Him for a meal. It won’t take too long, just an hour. The one hour invested is definitely worth it.

Prayer for the day: Lord, thank You for Your invitation to come away and rest a while.