"Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work- you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock ot he alien that lives in your town." Exodus 20:8-10
Sometimes we forget that the commandment to rest is actually a command, not a suggestion. We get caught up in the business of life and forget that God desires us to rest for God's sake as well as our own.
I was the one in Germany who had to be talked into resting. And when we did take time off from visiting and touring, I discovered that the rest time was some of the best time we had together as family. We napped with Evan. We played Starwars with Ethan and Ashton. We took walks to the bakery with both of the grandkids. We had a snow ball battle in which no grandfather or father or grandchildren were injured in the process. We had wonderful meals at home and a chance to watch the Olympics and snuggle with grandkids early in the morning. I thank God for the Sabbath.
Prayer: Dear God of the Sabbath, thank you for commanding us to rest, so that we might enjoy community, build relationships and be renewed and energized to be a faith family together. In the name of Christ I pray, by the power of your Holy Spirit, I live. Amen
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