In this episode of Everyday Grace, Belinda Kirk begins with a vivid picture of drowning in deep water—confused, exhausted, and out of air—and uses it as a powerful metaphor for what it feels like to be overwhelmed by life. From that image she leads us to Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me,” and shows that it’s not just a gentle suggestion, but a loving command from the One who actually knows how to give true rest.

Belinda then takes us to Mark 10 and the story of blind Bartimaeus, a beggar on the roadside who refuses to let shame, the crowd, or his own unworthiness keep him from crying out to Jesus. While the disciples are focused on status and the crowd tries to silence him, Bartimaeus throws off his cloak, comes to Christ, and is healed. His response is immediate: now that he can “go his way,” he chooses to follow Jesus on the road.

Through this passage, Belinda gently but clearly asks: What is keeping you from coming to Jesus with your suffocating circumstances? Are you staying wrapped in your “beggar’s cloak” of old habits, hurts, or unworthiness? The episode closes with a heartfelt prayer, inviting listeners to lay down their burdens, stop striving, and simply come to Christ for the rest, healing, and direction only He can give.