Even beasts of burden must be turned out to grass occasionally; the very sea pauses at ebb and flood; earth keeps the Sabbath of the wintry months; and man, even when exalted to God’s ambassador, must rest or faint, must trim his lamp or let it burn low; must recruit his vigor or grow […]
Still Saturday: Rest for the Weary
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ~ Matthew 11:28 Few people know how to rest these days. Even on vacation, many people rush to cram in as much as they can before returning to their jobs, where they spend twice as much energy […]
Still Saturday: When You are Wound-Weary
Avalon Here between the branches of the slipping stream bedded by moss and sentineled by trees lies my ever-living Avalon. Here art is forged on the anvil of the mind with the blows of the senses and the heat of the heart. Here I may rest, wound-weary from the world, sit on […]
Still Saturday: As You Sit Still
It takes courage, of course, to step out of the fray, as it takes courage to do anything that’s necessary, whether tending to a loved one on her deathbed or turning away from that sugarcoated doughnut. And with billions of our global neighbors in crying need, with so much in every life that has […]
Still Saturday: Surrender
Sabbath requires surrender . . . If we refuse rest until we are finished, we will never rest until we die. Sabbath dissolves the artificial urgency of our days, because it liberates us from the need to be finished. ~Wayne Muller in Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest In the […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 9
Find rest in lonely places. You are never alone. Word Count: 9 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” ~ Luke 5:16 (NIV) Questions for you: Where are your lonely (solitary, deserted, still) places? Where do you find rest? And for my […]
Still Saturday: When We Are Busy
God wants our attention in the midst of this hurried and busy world. He wants us to frame our lives around him and the moments he has created for us. We are busying ourselves to death. Our minds are lost. Our walk has been disturbed. God wants us to shed our desires, our stuff, […]
Still Saturday: More By Less
“Even beasts of burden must be turned out to grass occasionally; the very sea pauses at ebb and flood; earth keeps the Sabbath of the wintry months; and man, even when exalted to God’s ambassador, must rest or faint, must trim his lamp or let it burn low; must recruit his vigor or grow prematurely […]
Still Saturday: Rest
“I wonder sometimes if we’re afraid of rest. We’re conditioned by 24/7 news and Facebook updates to be afraid we’ll miss out on something we “ought” to know. We’re afraid we’ll lag further behind in the race to some steadily receding finish line like Archimede’s tortoise. We’re afraid we’ll let someone down, as others’ expectations […]
Motivated by Mad – My One Word
I don’t remember how the Christmas dinner conversation turned to the topic of my housekeeping skills–or lately lack of. My daughter spooned a little more au jus on her prime rib, the first I ever prepared–and it was perfect, by the way. “You know,” she said, “this house used to look amazing, and all […]
