09/14/2026
INTERSECTIONALITY: Where Meets with Lee Roy Lucero
📖 “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” — Mark 6:31 (ESV)
Today, we’re looking at Mark 6:31 and what Jesus teaches us about , , and others.
There can be an attitude among social workers, , , , and other helping professionals that says:
“If I take a day off, everything will fall apart.”
Our congregation needs us.
Our clients need us.
Our agency needs us.
Our community needs us.
But that kind of thinking can become unhealthy.
In Mark 6:31, Jesus saw that His disciples had been serving so much that they “had no leisure even to eat.” His response wasn’t to tell them to work harder. He told them to come away and rest.
That should speak loudly to those of us called to serve others.
Rest is not abandoning the mission. Rest prepares us for the mission.
We need time to refresh, recharge, pray, reflect, spend time with family, and care for ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually. When we continually pour from an empty cup, eventually there is nothing left to give.
In social work, we talk about self-care and preventing burnout. In ministry, we talk about Sabbath, renewal, and being spiritually refreshed. These principles intersect beautifully.
Taking time to rest doesn’t mean we don’t care about the people we serve. It means we recognize that we are human too.
The mission doesn’t depend on one person.
Take the day off.
Get some sleep.
Eat a good meal.
Spend time with the people you love.
Pray.
Laugh.
Breathe.
Recharge.
Then return to the mission spiritually, emotionally, and physically prepared to serve.
Sometimes one of the most faithful things we can do is simply rest awhile.
