Word for the Week

No rest for the weary

Week beginning: 10th March, 2024 | By David Hodson | London

The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.

Mark 6.30-31 (NIV)

You have had a really fraught day in court, you come back to Chambers only to discover your clerk has given you an urgent conference. You've had a difficult client meeting, say goodbye, return to your desk to discover masses of urgent emails. You've