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The Quiet Work of Rest

November 18, 2025 wally metts1 Comment

Maybe a nap can be a small Sabbath—an act of trust that the world can turn without me, that strength is received rather than manufactured, that God still reigns— a twenty-minute liturgy of letting go.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged aging, augustine, faith, nap, rest, sabbath

A weekend away

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 wally mettsLeave a comment

The whole weekend was a sabbath for the soul, an intentional setting aside of work and the demands of daily life for recovery and rest.

Posted in marriage, seasons, travelTagged coloma, lake michigan, rest, retreat, sabbath

lockdown and leisure

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 wally metts2 Comments

This lockdown gives me an opportunity to think about what rest should look like.

Posted in kathmandu, sabbaticalTagged kathmandu, leisure, lockdown, Nepal, quentin Schultze, rest

finding our way home….

February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 wally metts2 Comments

A place to rest is home in the best sense, and foreshadows a better rest to come, a true sabbath.

Posted in India, pilgrimage, travelTagged home, James K.A. Smith, rest, Saint Augustine

a quiet, culinary holiday

November 27, 2015 wally metts2 Comments

We enjoy preparing good food for others. As it turns out, we enjoy preparing it for ourselves too. Few things elicit gratefulness as much as good food, thoughtfully prepared.

Posted in family, foodTagged donna hay, recipes, rest, splendid table, thanksgiving

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