Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: A Sabbath Rest

Sunday, June 21, 2020

A Sabbath Rest

I once read a Jewish author who claimed that the best hope for the restoration of the world came from the Sabbath. If we allow "Sabbath" as a stand-in for the peace of God, it would definitely be a step in the right direction. There is so much exhaustion in the world; I include frustration as a type of exhaustion. People are tired of hatred, injustice, oppression, finger-pointing, fear-mongering, racism, scapegoating, riots, and so many other things. Tired.

At times like that, Sabbath brings relief and renewal. It is a time for beauty, for blessing, for holiness. (Is a lack of holiness one of the hallmarks of false morality? Something to ponder another day.)

The Sabbath carries with it a message: that the world is good. That pausing enables us to see it, to appreciate it. And without renewing ourselves, we cannot renew the world.

2 comments:

Martin LaBar said...: "And without renewing ourselves, we cannot renew the world."; 2:44 PM, June 22, 2020
Weekend Fisher said...: Hi Martin

Thank you for reading, and for commenting.

Take care & God bless
Anne / WF; 11:07 PM, June 28, 2020

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Christian Reconciliation Carnival / Mission

The original Carnival format drew some loyal and thoughtful participants, but did not draw enough participants for the Carnival to be the right format in the long run. The original Carnival links are below.

The Reconciliation Mission is currently taking the form of cataloging the controversies that divide the church and trying to advance reconciliation by first aiming at understanding. The index page for this effort is here:

Controversies in the Church

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Carnival #1: Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength 01/31/2007
Carnival #2: Dr. Platypus; posts through 02/28/2007
Carnival #3: Pacesetters Bible School; posts through 03/31/2007
Carnival #4: Pseudo-Polymath: posts through 04/30/2007.
Carnival #5: The Cross-Reference: posts through 05/31/2007.
Carnival #6: Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: posts through 06/30/2007.
Carnival #7: Connected Christianity: posts through 08/05/2007.
Carnival #8: Proclaiming Softly: posts through 09/07/2007.
Carnival #9: Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: posts through 10/21/2007.
Carnival #10: Hyperekperissou: posts through 12/19/2007.
Carnival #11: Dr. Platypus: posts through 03/31/2008.
Carnival #12: Pseudo-Polymath: posts through 06/29/2008.
Carnival #13: The Cross-Reference: posts through 09/30/2008.
Carnival #14: Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: posts through 12/31/2008.

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