5 Bible Verses for Relaxing Your Mind and Spirit
When feeling stressed or anxious, the Bible can be a helpful and important source for reaching a state of relaxation. Here are five Bible verses relating to rest and relaxation. All are taken from the New International Version.
1) Genesis 2:2-3
"By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."
2) Mark 2:27
"Then he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.'"
3) Psalm 4:8
"In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."
4) Exodus 33:14
"The Lord replied, 'My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.'"
5) John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
