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"And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God." -- Philippians 1:9-11

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Day 20: Sabbath

Every Sunday we make pancakes.  This tradition is about three years old.  After 8am church, there is nothing better than returning home to make pancakes and then take an afternoon nap.  In the midst of a busy week, this weekend ritual has become my Sabbath.

The sabbath was made for humankind, not humankind for the sabbath.” – Mark 2:27

In Mark, Jesus reminds us that God gave us the sabbath, the day of rest, for our benefit.  God recognized the need for rest, and the life-giving practice to put your feet up and take a break.  Counter-culturally, God tells us to take some time apart from the go-go-go and to reconnect to ourselves, our loved ones, and our God.


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