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.
The Quiet Work of Rest
Tag: sabbath
A weekend away
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.
what to do this weekend
Resting is some of the hardest work I do, especially given the ubiquity of my mobile devices.
slow down, you live too fast
Believers have entered into a Sabbath rest: not just a day of the week but a habit of life. Such rest doesn’t preclude work, but it’s hard on worry.
it’s time to slow down
For about five years Katie and I have been slowing down. It turns out we’re part of a slow movement. A protest in Italy over a new McDonald's near Rome's Spanish Steps gave us the Slow Food movement, which mostly opposes fast food. There are over 800 chapters worldwide, teaching the evils of fast food,… Continue reading it’s time to slow down
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