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.”
So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
(Mark 6.30-32)

Jesus’ peaceful pace was startling.

Even in the midst of crowds, Jesus never appears crowded.

We never find him rushing or stressing or pushing.

And yet, 2000 years later, we as his followers often find ourselves strained, exhausted, and empty.

“The times are different,” we sigh. True. But the ingredients for peace remain the same.

It is possible to live at rest in God in a restless, noisy, demanding age.
 

“I feel convinced that for me, and for you who read,
there lie ahead undiscovered continents of spiritual living
compared with which we are infants in arms.”

Frank Laubach, March 1, 1930
(as quoted in Practicing His Presence)

Through retreats, intensives, practicums, and spiritual direction, Leadership Investment Intensives (Lii) creates “quiet places” and practically equips leaders in the church and marketplace to discover new, sustainable rhythms of spiritual health and rest.