Weary

    "Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, .so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify and praise and honor the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." [Romans 15:5-6, AMP]

However, before we get into the meat of these 2 verses, consider how the Message Bible, beginning in verse 3 states this thought:

   "That’s exactly what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy for Himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us. God wants the combination of His steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us, keeping us alert for whatever He will do next. May our dependably steady and warmly personal God develop maturity in you so that you get along with each other as well as Jesus gets along with us all. Then we’ll be a choir—not our voices only, but our very lives singing in harmony in a stunning anthem to the God and Father of our Master Jesus!"

And we get weary. Why? Perhaps, our weariness is part of trying to do everything on our own? Maybe it's that we feel WE have to do it all? Sometimes it's a control issue - who's in charge and if it's me then we do 'it' my way? There are as many reasons that weariness crops up as there are of us who experience it.    

I do love the poetry and image of the phrase "... our very lives singing in harmony in a stunning anthem." We should think about these verses, especially during times of weary-ment. And let's face it - we all get weary at times and how best to both express that feeling as well as not wallow in it is really important. What, How would you define that phrase? What pictures are painted in your mind? 

An important question is - do you want to be part of a choir? I'm really a choir type - I love listening to all the various voices singing baritone or bass, contralto, 2nd soprano, soprano, alto - the fullness can't be matched by a solo. The verse in Romans makes it clear that it isn't a solo that's the focus, it's: "...with one accord you may with one voice glorify and praise and honor God..." Together we are doing this and it's our choice. Besides, when we are part of a choir we can do so much more, quicker and more effectively. Plus, our part is part - not the whole. For me, this realization mitigates the weariness.