How to Un-hurry

Pastor John Mark Comer, in companion to his book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, guides through 4 ways to practice the rest Jesus invites us into. He writes: With the simple goal of moving from the “idea” of the ruthless elimination of hurry, to the practice of it – getting it from our mind into our muscle memory itself – I’ve designed this companion to take you, step by step, deeper into each practice. In the book, we set out four practices for un-hurrying your life:

Silence and Solitude.
Sabbath.
Simplicity.
Slowing.

In my community in Portland, we have this saying: “Practice, not performance.” As you read this, please keep that in mind. The point of these four practices isn’t to “do it right,” much less to curry God’s favor. It’s simply to un-hurry to the pace of Jesus, and tap into his life-flow of love and joy and peace.