Well Rested

It's taken me a long time to learn that I need to stop. Not just for a vacation, but every week. I'm learning the joy of this gift called Sabbath. Since about October I've been taking a day every week to simply delight in the gift of this life. My sabbath days of rest might look different each week, but they are usually slow, playful, prayerful, and, frankly, a bit sacred. It's been a long journey for me to learn to trust God in this way, but each day I stop to enjoy, is a day I come to see how God is at work in me, and around me. I'm less frustrated at myself and others because I see how God works out his love in me and around me. Together we're learning about sabbath rest as a community, too. I am hopeful you will take the gift of rest and trust and try it on in your life.