Rest for the Weary

Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Toiling! Do you know by experience the sad and dishearten­ing implication of that word? Nay, if you would understand its meaning, do not summon before the eyes of your imagination the picture of the daily laborer in the shops, or of the husbandman in his field, who rises early in the morning and returns home in the evening, tired and weary, and longing to forget the burdens of the day in restful sleep....