Keeping Sabbath: Sharing Ideas

My last sermon explored the idea of Sabbath--taking time to rest and renew.  It is important to help us live into God's Rhythm of time (Kairos time as opposed to Chronus time-chronology/cultural/world time).  I found a good list to start with for suggestions about how to keep Sabbath and wanted to share it.  How do you find Sabbath time?  What activities do you find helpful to break out of our normal rhythm and find some God-time for resting?

Four Ways to Keep the Sabbath

Ceasing: work, stress

Resting: spiritually, physically, emotionally, and intellectually

Embracing: Christian values, time, giving, wholeness, the world

Feasting: on the Eternal with music, beauty, food, and affection

 (Printed in Soul Tending, edsu Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron Foster (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2002)62.  Adapted from Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J. Dawn)

I enjoy spending time with friends, attending a yoga class to stretch and de-stress, reading a good book, listening to music, walking, playing with my dog, and watching movies--just to name a few.  I'd love to hear your ideas for Sabbath Keeping.  What books do you enjoy reading?  What movies help you relax and laugh?  What activities feed your soul and help you see the joy around you? [Post your answers in the comments section!  Thanks for stopping by!]