Verse 3 really applies to me physically today… I am weary and heavy laden, bruised and broken. Nike Women’s Marathon proved quite challenging today, though it may have had something to do with my anticipating the hills more than I should have. Friends have told me that these kinds of events are more head games than physical effort, though physical effort is quite necessary to prepare. But, if I don’t control my thoughts, if I let my anxieties get away from me, I can let a course beat me before I even start the race. Such is life. Such is Grace that binds up the wounded and lavishes sweet balm on the bruised. I must need rest now.