Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”.
The Flying Wallendas were a family of tightwire walkers, amongst the greatest in all of circus history. One of their acts was walking a tightrope in the formation of a four-level pyramid. Four or five men formed the first level, two or three men made up the second level, two more were on the third, and finally a little girl topped the pyramid. They would proceed in formation across the tightrope from one side of the arena to the other. It was a stunning feat which they repeated weekly around the world.
One evening in Detroit, as the show came to its climax, the spotlights picked the Wallendas out of the air as they started moving across the wire. About two thirds of the way across, one of the men on the first level, young Dede Wallenda, began to tremble in his knees. He cried out in German: “I cannot hold on any longer!” With that, he crumbled, and the entire pyramid collapsed. Many of the Wallendas fell to the floor fifty feet below. One died, and several were crippled for life.
I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like Dede Wallenda? We often face crushing pressures that make our knees buckle. Many of us are only hanging on in there by the skin of our teeth. The danger is to wait until it’s too late to cry: “Help! I can’t hold on any longer, I’m going to fall off!” Choose to be pro-active today. The consequences of not doing so could be disastrous. Jesus calls us to himself. He wants to take our weariness and burdens and give us rest.
God calls us to be Jesus to those around us, and them to us. So reach out to others – be it for help if you’re near breaking point, or to help if you’re doing well and have something to offer.
Lord, I choose to accept your offer of rest in you today. Amen!
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