It's been a big part of my leadership journey wrestling with Sabbath. Robert Morris' book "Take the Day Off" was profoundly helpful if you've not read it. Heschel's "Sabbath" is a master class, but I found Morris' work much more bullseye for me. It was really tested in early days of pandemic crisis.
Kind of like the battle of quiet time or "giving," a friend once asked, "Do you believe God can do more with 6 days surrendered to him than you can with 7 in silent rebellion and self-sufficiency? Can God bless 23 hrs of a day more than you can engineer out of 24 lived out of self? Can God meet needs and bless through surrendered stewardship more than you can through scarcity-based withholding?"
It's been a big part of my leadership journey wrestling with Sabbath. Robert Morris' book "Take the Day Off" was profoundly helpful if you've not read it. Heschel's "Sabbath" is a master class, but I found Morris' work much more bullseye for me. It was really tested in early days of pandemic crisis.
Kind of like the battle of quiet time or "giving," a friend once asked, "Do you believe God can do more with 6 days surrendered to him than you can with 7 in silent rebellion and self-sufficiency? Can God bless 23 hrs of a day more than you can engineer out of 24 lived out of self? Can God meet needs and bless through surrendered stewardship more than you can through scarcity-based withholding?"