Does it ever seem like you are on auto-pilot, just going through the motions day in and day out? Is your Facebook wall filled with joyful messages every Friday afternoon and cranky messages every Monday morning? Do you ever simply feel worn out, fed up or drained?

Random House Dictionary defines weary as “physically or mentally exhausted, fatigued, tired, irksome …”

As we read this week about the disciples joining Jesus in the upper room for their last meal together and reflect on our own relationships, we will spend time praying about weariness. We cannot always change our circumstances, but we can adapt how we react to them. We choose to forgive, to sacrifice, to love … or not.

The apostle Paul describes this daily choice in life as dying to ourselves. His letter to the Galatians is full of references about how we should be crucified. Crucified?! But that’s awful! Obviously, he’s not talking literally about killing ourselves; he means getting rid of the sin in our lives and replacing it with the Holy Spirit. He talks at length about dying to our old selves and living for Christ, because we have a new focus – a new purpose – in our daily relationship with God.

Part of that process means turning over our weariness to God and leaning on his strength instead of our own.