I have been processing the purpose of the Sabbath, how I should spend it, what it’s about, that sort of thing. On Friday night I attended a Sarah Groves concert at a local Seventh Day Adventist church. Their sabbath starts at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. Before Sarah was introduced, one of the students welcomed us and wished us a happy Sabbath. The feeling I got was one of rest, of an invitation to join with others and rest, a reprieve from busy. There is an unspoken commitment amongst the SDA folks to rest together, corporately. It seems that most Sunday Sabitarians pick and choose their own rules, very individualistic, no accountability to resting, no intentionality to rest and observe a day for the Lord. I want the Sabbath to mean something, but I want it to mean something corporately for me and the local Body with whom I worship. I’m in process, and today I rested.
January 20, 2008...11:50 pm
Reflections on the Sabbath
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January 21, 2008 at 3:36 am
I hear ya. The Sabbath is a pretty cool thing!
January 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I like this post, and I really like the idea of a solid Sabbath rest. I keep thinking about what I want to do, and never actually initiate much of it. Perhaps now’s the time…
January 23, 2008 at 4:13 am
Whoa… don’t get all legalistic on me here.