Prayer for rest and vacation

Lord,

I'm not very good at rest,

even on vacation,

just ask my wife.

I try to cram too much in,

too many adventures and not enough quiet.

On a week of vacation

after about three days,

I start getting ready to go home.

It's hard for me to unplug from my work.

I'm writing this prayer

while I'm on vacation.

Lord,

Help me find value not in achieving anything,

but rather in slowing down, disconnecting from my usual responsibilities in order to connect deeply with myself and you. 

Give me the rest I need.

Help me accept your invitation to

"Come away and rest awhile..." Mark 6:31

And

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Lord,

I need rest,

your rest,

rest for my soul.

Amen