‘Rest in peace’ is not a farewell, but an invitation. Being within the harshness of daily burdens or facing the cold responses from friendships or relationships, tenderness, gentleness, compassion, and personal care may be often absent. How deeply are we exhausted, burdened or stressed? Rest that Jesus offers is a tender touch that acknowledges and values our weariness and fears. Grace is the divine capacity to lift what we cannot carry. The burden remains a part of the human experience, but grace lightens the crushing aspect of the stress. It can settle our restlessness and grant peace. It does not mean that we can simply watch things happening, the touch of grace makes our efforts sustainable, not the excuse for committed labour. So, rest truly comes in peace, after fruitful labour, a fruitful life. At the end of the day, listen ‘rest in peace,’ and at the end of life, listen ‘rest in peace.’
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