Another Restful Sabbath Thought

Hey, Y'all,

I stumbled across today's RST a couple of days ago (or I'd have sent it sooner as a follow-up to the recent Sabbath thought). Several have asked me what the deal is with the Sabbath--is it exclusively a Jewish or Adventist thing or what?

Interestingly, no--though we both do have a (slightly) longstanding tradition of keeping Sabbath in a similar manner, it is a concept that transcends denominations and is increasingly being recognized as the enourmous blessing that it can be: to come away from the noise and clutter of the rest of our lives and "change the scenery" spending a day with God--not just in church, but with family and friends, helping those less fortunate, out in parks or in museums, quietly on a comfortable chair reading or praying--just generally contemplating the deeper things of God (which we tend to be too busy to notice other days). In that same vein, check out today's RST which is taken from (not Jewish nor Adventist) Max Lucado's book "And the Angels Were Silent:"

"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath," [Jesus said in Mark 2:27]. Keep a clear vision of the cross on your horizon and you can find your way home. Such is the purpose of your "day of rest:" to relax your body, yes, but more importantly to restore your vision...a day in which you get your bearings so you can find your way home.

You've been prayed for today...