Christmas Sabbath

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Peace brings out the best in people.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

From the beginning, you had us in mind. Now we have you in mind.
From the beginning, you had great hopes for us. Now our hope rests in you.
From the beginning, you had faith in us. Now we have faith in you.
From the beginning, you loved us. Now we desire to love you will all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Where do lawyers and insurance people get off calling natural disasters ‘acts of God’? What do they know about God’s ways? Why aren’t such occurrences ‘accidents’ or ‘acts of vandalism’ from Mother Nature?”

[Even if He would agree, He never said it.]

D. Blog: Sabbath Rest

We find it hard to follow your example or the commandment to observe Sabbath. We think we need to be productive.

But perhaps our productivity is better when we rest than when we overwork. Perhaps lying fallow for a time increases our overall capacity for creativity. Perhaps time apart makes us more whole. Perhaps a resting sabbatical makes us better at everything we do.

One day a week should not be too hard to manage.