Thoughts

Not Mine to Carry

Jesus loves Darwin Biophysical soul

AI-generated symbolic shore scene of a person setting down a translucent stone pack near water as dawn light begins to dissolve the weight.
Illustration generated with ChatGPT by OpenAI, prompted and selected by Greg Conrad Smith, 2026.

It is not that I feel unloved. I feel loved by God and family. But there is a burden that I am carrying, and I am carrying it alone.

When I say “carry it alone,” I do not mean that the burden is for those I love. Not at all. I want to release my own load so that I can love them and lighten theirs.

Perhaps the weight is imagined and Jesus invites me into the truth that his burden is light. Or perhaps I am in the ridiculous position of hesitating rather than allowing Jesus to wash me.