Too Heavy to Carry
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Too Heavy to Carry

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 13, 20264 min

Read: Psalm 38:1-4 Grounded and bored, Mia slouched in the chair as she watched her baby sister play. Little Riley, growing tired of her blocks, made her way to Mia’s backpack that leaned heavily against the brick hearth. Riley picked up the straps and tried to lift the weight of Mia’s bag—an impossible feat, since Riley was barely able to walk on her own. As Riley began to cry in frustration, Mia knelt down to help. Removing the books from her bag, Mia thought her sister would be relieved, but instead she grew a...

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So mom and Jesus and everyone will be happy with me.

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I really want to be good enough. So mom and Jesus and everyone will be happy with me. But I keep messing up. You don't have to be perfect.

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Just trust in Jesus and let Him do the heavy lifting. Happy Sunday and welcome to Keys for Kids. I'm so glad that you're listening today. My name is Zach.

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Does your school backpack weigh a ton? It can be pretty hard to carry those heavy backpacks. But you know, a lot of people carry around their worries and those are much heavier. But Jesus wants to carry those worries for you.

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