I was not made to carry burdens. I was created to live in harmony with my Creator. There was a garden and rivers, trees bearing fruit, a man and a woman and God in the midst of them. There was no blemish on them. God wanted these things for me.
Confronted with the ungodly in their midst, man and woman strayed from God, then hid and covered themselves in shame. God pursued them. He has pursued mankind ever since. It is crucial for me to remember this. I do sin and cover myself and hide from Him. It is the way of humans who have not yet recognized themselves in the garden story and seen God seek them in every book in the Bible that follows.
Christ is The Way back to harmony with my Creator. On the cross He cried, It is finished. He completed my impossible work and says to me, Release your burdens, I have taken each one. Let them fall away and go to your God. I kneel at the foot of the cross to receive this miracle and hear Him proclaiming my freedom.
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3
He removed my burdens and shame and has given me everything I need to live in Him and grow in His goodness.
For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge; to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. 2 Peter 1:5-7
Meeting God at the Park 