He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

– Colossians 1:15-20 (ESV)

In my life I’ve been so blessed, beyond what I ever could have imagined. And yet there are mornings like this when I feel a bit overwhelmed with the day I have before me, and when my physical body is feeling a bit puny (I’ve been sick), my spirit is feeling a bit dry, and my relationship with God is feeling a bit distant (my fault).

I’m weary from trying to hold everything together.

But I am in Christ. And in Him all things hold together! In Him the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and with us Jesus was pleased to dwell, though we rejected Him and killed Him, that He might become the bridge of reconciliation to the Father. By His blood we have peace.

Suddenly my day doesn’t seem at all overwhelming.