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As I begin today I am keeping in mind
that tomorrow is Sunday and it needs to be a day of rest for me. It isn't as much obligation as necessity. I am tired. When I say this, I am aware that some schedules don’t allow Sunday to be that day
for you. I understand. It often doesn't work for me either.
Today there are some letters that must
be written. A bill to pay. A chair that is being taken apart to be recovered.
It is in an ugly state of undress right now with many, many more staples to
wrench out of the wood frame before a new fabric can be put on. I must make
several phone calls I’ve been putting off. I have a large bowl of shredded
cabbage that has been working overnight. Today it needs to be put in sterilized
jars to become sauerkraut. Most urgent of all there is a box of perfectly ripe
Colorado peaches (the best I’ve tasted in years!) that need to be dealt with.
They can’t wait. So peach jam. Peach/Hot pepper jelly. Frozen peaches for
smoothies. A peach cobbler for supper.
But tomorrow, I’m putting all that away
from my hands and mind. I will be attending church, napping, reading a book, going
for a walk, and snacking from the refrigerator and pantry.
Ruth Haley Barton puts it well, “The
first order of things is that we are the creatures and God is the
Creator. God is the only one who is infinite. I am finite, which
means that I live within physical limits of time and space and bodily limits of
strength and energy. There are limits to my capacities….I am not
God. God is the One who can be all things to all people. God is the
One who can be in two places at once. God is the One who never
sleeps. I am not.”
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2 comments:
I love this, Margie. I have been thinking along the same lines. Not a legalistic rule. But we have to rest sometime. God knew that.
Actually on my blog I have been looking at 5 "disciplines of the heart" outlined by Michael Hyatt to keep life healthy and in balance. August has been rest and Sabbath is my topic for next week.
I rarely comment but I love what you write. It's so refreshing to me. Thank you.
I'm making peach jam today too!! My peaches are from SC. I love that, unlike with so much of my work, there is actually something to "see" when I finish-a line of glistening jars. Work well, and enjoy your Sabbath.
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