Balance

The tendency to take on more and more activities and almost become addicted to them, can be harmful, though initially we based on the premise, the more good we do, the better.  Today's  Gospel passage (Mk 1:29-39) shows us the picture of a very busy Jesus, who cures Peter's mother-in-law, and hordes of cure-seekers  that evening.  We don't know if he healed everyone before he went to bed, but we do know that he slept, got up early to pray, and then, hearing of needs in nearby villages, went off to continue his preaching and healing.  He balanced his activity with rest and prayer time. How else could he have kept his frenetic pace? 
So too with us.  "It's all good", as the current cliché puts it, yes, but there must be balance if there is to be effectiveness.  Dear Jesus, help me to add balance to my "to do" list.
Bro. Rene