The sixth chapter in the Gospel of Mark gives us a really beautiful picture of how Jesus responds when we are exhausted, and life doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
After a long work trip doing ministry all over the region surrounding the Sea of Galilee, the disciples return to tell Jesus of all they had done: preaching, healing the sick, and casting out demons. These young budding leaders had hustled hard and would understandably be tired. The problem is that Jesus is quite popular by this point, and there are crowds of needy people milling around… which means no rest for the disciples, or even time to eat!