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Sabbath As Resistance 1
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- This is interesting. Seems I rest a lot being retired but to rest in Jesus strikes me as something to be more intentional. Sundays growing up included going to church and family dinner and visiting grandparents. A day of rest. I think current working conditions may be similar to those in the Bible. Work more for same pay. Thanks for leading this pastor. May have to get this book.
- Diane Larson. It is a very good book- I got the audio book first and then had to get the paper copy! I am really struck by and pulled to thinking about how we rest in Jesus and how that looks different than just resting. I wonder too how can we, the church, be an intentional Sabbath community-- a place where people find that rest, if for a day or an hour?
- I agree with Diane that it definitely sounds intentional. I will be the first to admit that I am not good at resting. Like, I sit sometimes and sometimes I choose to do nothing on the weekends. In those moments, my body is resting, but my mind isn't. I am always thinking about what needs to be done or a way I could do something, etc. It's that invisible workload that gets talked about. I started a new devotional this year that focuses on simplicity, which obviously includes rest, and that has been a good reflection time for me each morning. I think I am most "at rest" and with Jesus when I am driving because then I am listening to the music and the word through music-it also helps that I get to see the amazing sunrises that God delivers each day. It is in those moments that I do the most praying as the songs always come on and speak to me in some way.