「這樣，必有一安息日的安息，為神的子民存留。」－希伯來書4:9
「耶和華...使他們四境安寧...，耶和華把一切仇敵都交在他們手中。」－約書亞記21:44
「祂用救恩給低微的人作妝飾。」－詩篇149:4
他曾多次花幾個小時之久，試圖說服母親憂慮是個罪，但是絲毫不見功效。他的母親因著焦慮受苦，掛心那些永遠不會來臨的問題。
但一天清晨，母親下樓用餐時，臉上竟堆滿了笑。他問起事情因由，母親便說，都是因為昨晚的夢。
在母親的夢中，她和一大群疲乏、重擔纏身的人走在一條街道上，他們的肩上不約而同地背著黑色的小包裹。她見到許多相貌醜惡的邪靈，將黑色包裹撒在地上，讓行走的人們拾起並背負。
她也像每個頹喪的人一樣，背起魔鬼丟下無謂的重擔。走著走著，她抬起頭來，看見一位面帶榮光與慈顏的人，在人群中穿梭，安慰群眾。
這位人子終於來到了她身邊，她定睛一看，認出那是她的救主，於是她趕緊向救主訴苦。人子哀傷的笑道：
「親愛的孩子，我並沒有給妳這些妳所不需要的擔子；那是魔鬼所丟下，耗弱妳靈魂的重擔；放心卸下他們吧，永遠別再碰他們了！
妳將會發現，這條道路是容易、輕省的，妳會覺得生活有如大鷹載著妳飛翔一樣。」
祂輕輕觸碰了她的手，一股平安喜樂的暖流湧進全身，她終於擺脫了重擔。
正當她要撲在主腳前謝恩時，她醒了過來，發現心中的掛慮都煙消雲散了。
從那日，直到主接她離世為止，母親成了家中最喜樂的人。
"There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the people of God" (Heb. 4:9).The rest includes victory, "And the Lord gave them rest round about; . . . the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand" (Joshua 21:44).
"He will beautify the meek with victory" (Ps. 149:4). (Rotherham, margin)
An eminent Christian worker tells of his mother who was a very anxious and troubled Christian. He would talk with her by the hour trying to convince her of the sinfulness of fretting, but to no avail. She was like the old lady who once said she had suffered so much, especially from the troubles that never came.
But one morning the mother came down to breakfast wreathed in smiles. He asked her what had happened, and she told him that in the night she had a dream.
She was walking along a highway with a great crowd of people who seemed so tired and burdened. They were nearly all carrying little black bundles, and she noticed that there were numerous repulsive looking beings which she thought were demons dropping these black bundles for the people to pick up and carry.
Like the rest, she too had her needless load, and was weighed down with the devil's bundles. Looking up, after a while, she saw a Man with a bright and loving face, passing hither and thither through the crowd, and comforting the people.
At last He came near her, and she saw that it was her Saviour. She looked up and told Him how tired she was, and He smiled sadly and said:
"My dear child, I did not give you these loads; you have no need of them. They are the devil's burdens and they are wearing out your life. Just drop them; refuse to touch them with one of your fingers and you will find the path easy and you will be as if borne on eagle's wings."
He touched her hand, and lo, peace and joy thrilled her frame and, flinging down her burden, she was about to throw herself at His feet in joyful thanksgiving, when suddenly she awoke and found that all her cares were gone. From that day to the close of her life she was the most cheerful and happy member of the household.
