Friday, June 16, 2017

Meditation Monday – Living Into The Sabbath – Godspace

Meditation Monday – Living Into The Sabbath – Godspace: "When was the last time you planned a Sabbath break? How could you incorporate this important rhythm into your life?"

There is no better place to connect to God’s rhythms than in the reclaiming of Sabbath and our God ordained need for rest and spiritual refreshment. Evidently in Jesus’ time Romans despised Jews for their day of rest. They viewed it as a sign of laziness, though some did recognize its importance as a time of refreshment for the body to provide renewed strength into the week ahead. From the Jewish perspective however, the Sabbath day is far more than a day of rest to allow our souls to process the data input of the previous week into wisdom – a view which is probably more Greek or Roman than Hebrew. For the Jews, Sabbath is fundamental to life and to both their spiritual and emotional health – it is the culmination of the week, the day that gives purpose to all other days.  

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