A distraught woman tried many times to contact her minister only to discover that it was his day off. She made contact with him the next day and scolded him severely. "Pastor, I needed you yesterday," she said, "and you were not there for me. You have let me down. I cannot believe you would take a day off when so many people like me need you." Then she added, "The devil never takes a day off."

The minister, a little irritated and with tongue in cheek, responded, "And if I didn't take a day off I would be just like him, wouldn't I?"

In our day of hectic, horrendous schedules, we all long for days off, break times to get away, or a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of life and work.

Have you ever wondered how Jesus kept up with his never-ending schedule and demanding public request…