It’s been a little while since I last added to the blog… more than a little while. In the meantime, there has been Easter, mission planning, asset mapping, catching up on the time that I didn’t have off over Easter, designing banners, and catching up with other women in congregational/parish ministry. It has been all go and somewhere in there I have needed to have a breather.
Of course, this is much of what seems to be normal life these days. Life gets to be like a whirlwind, dashing from one thing to the next and trying to fit it all in. Our culture tells us to keep going and going until we are at risk of burn out.
In this week’s Gospel reading there are some stories of Jesus ignoring the Sabbath rest requirement to help some of the people he encounters; he reminds the authorities that people were made for the Sabbath and not the other way around.
While the Sabbath rest does not need to have strict rules and regulations around it, it is also important to ensure we regularly have a Sabbath rest. The ancient wisdom comes from a time when slaves could be worked for years without a break and was a radical call to look after people. However, this ancient wisdom is just as relevant today when people are once again over worked.
How can you set aside the time you need to take a Sabbath rest?