A Collect to Escape Burnout

Lord God, who created our frames and knows what we are capable of, teach us to know our limits, that we would not work until we are overwhelmed and burned out, but would learn to discern when to say yes and when to say no that we would remain of service to those you love yet keep ourselves healthy and available for you to use, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who rested and worked and sat down at your right hand in the Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘But Martha was overwhelmed with all the serving she was doing; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”‘ – Luke 10:40