Matteus 11:29-30

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but also very busy.  Come away for a few moments of rest and worship that will sustain you throughout the merry labors of the season. Based on the book Unwrapping the Names of Jesus: An Advent Devotional , this 5-day devotional reading plan will guide you to receive Jesus’ rest this Christmas by taking moments to remember His goodness, express your neediness, seek His stillness, and trust His faithfulness.

As New York pastor Rich Villodas defines it, a deeply formed life is a life marked by integration, intersection, intertwining, and interweaving, holding together multiple layers of spiritual formation. This kind of life calls us to be people who cultivate lives with God in prayer, move toward reconciliation, work for justice, have healthy inner lives, and see our bodies and sexuality as gifts to steward.

People often say, “Give God your burdens.” Do you ever wonder: How do I do that? The brokenness of the world feels too heavy. And as much as you desire to shine the light of Jesus, you wonder what that looks like when you struggle to see the light yourself. This devotional looks at how we can be lights for Jesus even when our own world feels dark.

A pè wá sí iṣẹ́ aṣíwájú bíi Jesu. Iṣẹ́ aṣíwájú bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ara-ẹni, kìí ṣe ipò, ibi-àfẹ́dé Iṣẹ́ aṣíwájú sì jẹmọ́ ìdarí àwọn ènìyàn Ọlọrun sí ìpinnu Rẹ̀ fún ayé wọn. Ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan ẹ̀kọ́-kíkà ojoojúmọ́ yìí yóò ṣèrànwọ́ láti ṣàgbékalẹ̀ ìpìlẹ̀ fífẹsẹ̀mulẹ̀ nípa ipò aṣíwájú tó ńránnilétí pé, kí o tó jẹ́ aṣíwájú, o kọ́kọ́ jẹ́ ìránṣẹ́, kí o tó jẹ́ ìránṣẹ́, o kọ́kọ́ jẹ́ àyànfẹ́ ọmọ-Ọlọrun