Today I had breakfast with a good friend of mine. Phil has been on a sabbatical month and has just returned. It was nice to hear from him about his trip and rest. I've been challenged lately with the idea of Sabbath. It is a biblical command and spiritual discipline. The order is "Work six, rest one." The discipline is this... Do you believe that if you give God one day, he'll divinely help you accomplish what you need in the other 6? I heard someone this week say that just needed one more day a week, and I've said the same thing. I wonder if that's because of my lack of sabbath? I think that next week I'll spend some time writing about what Sabbath is all about biblically and I'd like to take it to levels I seldom hear it go.
Thanks for checking in.
--Ben
2 comments:
Just don't write about sabbath on your sabbath! Seriously, I think sabbath doesn't have to be doing "nothing" - it can also be breaking from routine, doing something fun, doing something you like to do. BUT - in the end, rest is important too. It's all a matter of balance.
one of the most memorable days I had in college was a discussion in class on "the Sabbath: Day of Worship or Day of Rest?" In that particular senior-level class, we students had to do the teaching and everyone else could argue about our opinions. It was so influential to me that I've never forgotten it.
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