I should have mentioned this in my sermon yesterday. The last time Transform MN had Justin Giboney (president of the (&) Campaign) it was tremendous. This one is about how to approach this election year as a Christian. Check it out here: https://transformmn.org/event/civic-revival/.
Ruth Haley Barton in Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation:
“…I have experienced the utter joy and relief when sabbath does happen, when the house has been cleaned, special food has been bought, the computer has been turned off, the last obligation has been completed or set aside, the candles or the fireplace has been lit, and it is time to stop, whether everything has been finished or not. I know what it is like to rest for hours until I have energy to delight in something— good food, a good book, a leisurely walk, a long-awaited conversation with someone I love. I know what it's like to feel joy and hope and peace flow back into my body and soul though I had thought it might never come again. I know what it's like to see my home and my children through the sabbath eyes of enjoyment. I know what it's like to have rest turn into delight, and delight turn into gratitude, and gratitude into worship. I know what it is like to recover myself so completely that I am able, by God's grace, to enter into my work on Monday with a renewed sense of God's calling and God's presence.
How could you not love a day that does all that? How could you not sell everything you have for this pearl of great price?”