Well, with a new understanding, I’m taking Monday’s off.
The idea is to intentionally take a sabbath (shabbat). Spend the day with God in mind, worry out the door and a day without having to feel like you need to spend time, money and anxiety on the things of this world.
So, I awoke to rake a section of the front lawn which had been trampled by the snow of winter. Swept out the garage, repaired a wooden chair and cleaned the entrance to our side door.
Then to an afternoon reading. A book by Benjamin Perrin called “Invisible Chains: Canada’s underground world of human trafficking.” Not a pretty picture as I dug into the first few chapters. Our denomination is setting out to address this problem with a program called “Defend Dignity.”
Then, off to supper with friends who are singing at our senior’s XYZ meeting tomorrow. Afterwards we did a sound check. AND – the fun of singing an acappella quartet spontaneously! That to me is refreshment at it’s best!
Now, after watching the TV show, “Castle”, Jill and I are sitting at the computer checking Facebook, listening to music and writing my blog.
A great day of rest!