Video: Our rest honors God
A word about Sabbath
We wrote on Sabbath not long ago, but we can never be reminded too much to take Sabbath -- especially us workaholic Americans driven by our Protestant work ethic.
As some of our staff prepare to take summer vacation, we were blessed by a video by Bishop Alex Cameron of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, where all CMJ USA Anglican clergy currently reside.
The theme of rest shows up in the Scriptures from the very beginning, as God himself takes rest after creating the universe in Genesis 1. Two important aspects of taking sabbath rest:
- Rest honors God. Our stopping our work is an opportunity to trust in the providence and gracious goodness of God.
- Rest is good for us. Weekly rest and occasional vacation time restores us and gives us opportunity to find peace and provision in God.
A prayer for Sabbath:
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from
all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures:
Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly
prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here
upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to
your people in heaven; through Yeshua Messiah our Lord. Amen.
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