January 12, 2018
As 30 Calvary-ites head up the YMCA of the Rockies this weekend for our "Living Sabbath" retreat with Rita and Brad Berglund, I offer these quotes about sabbath for all of us to absorb as we have "sabbath moments" throughout our weekend - wherever we are:
"He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward."
Harry Emerson Fosdick
"It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind."
C. S. Lewis
"At least one day in every seven, pull off the road and park the car in the garage. Close the door to the toolshed and turn off the computer. Stay home, not because you are sick but because you are well. Talk someone you love into being well with you. Take a nap, a walk, and hour for lunch. Test the premise that you are worth more than you can produce – that even if you spent one whole day of being good for nothing you would still be precious in God’s sight. And when you get anxious because you are convinced that this is not so – remember that your own conviction is not required. This is a commandment. Your worth has already been established, even when you are not working. The purpose of the commandment is to woo you to the same truth."
Barbara Brown Taylor
"The sabbath helps us know experientially that nothing we do will make God love us more."
Lynne M. Baab
Please pray for us as we are on retreat, as we will hold each of you in prayer as well. I will be returning early from the retreat to join you for worship on Sunday at Calvary, and look forward to seeing you then.
Until then...breathe deeply,
~ Pastor Anne