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November 2012

November 11, 2012

Take Delight

Today, savor the world. Put your attention toward enjoying the people you encounter, the activities...

November 04, 2012

Sabbath Rest

Sabbath rest comes from delighting in work well done. There is no real Sabbath without...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

The Kingdom Come

The Sabbath is a time to realize the coming of God's kingdom. Part of the...

October 20, 2012

Turn it Off

On the Sabbath avoid anything with a power button or an ignition switch. Live that...

October 14, 2012

Achieve Nothing

The Sabbath is a day of anti-achievement. It is a time when we have a...

October 07, 2012

Spend No Money

Take a break from economic life and rest in the work that's already been done....

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Bring Sabbath

Today bring the rest of Sabbath to someone else. It could be a mother struggling...

September 23, 2012

Rest from it All

Today rest from all effort, all work, all striving. There's nothing you have to do--just...

September 16, 2012

Sabbath

Have you seen a baby rest in her mother's arm's recently? It is a kind...

September 02, 2012

The Work of Sabbath

To practice the Sabbath requires work. It requires preparation yes, but more so it requires...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

Visit

Part of what the Sabbath frees us from are the confines of a strict schedule,...

August 12, 2012

Phone Free

Our phones have taken a hold of us and the constant feedback of messages, emails,...

August 05, 2012

Remember Your Story

The Church of the Sojourners is a Christian community committed to being a witness of...

July 2012

July 29, 2012

Party Like It’s Sunday

Sunday for Christians is always a feast, just as Friday is traditionally always a fast--each...

July 22, 2012

The Peace of Creation

Go for an early morning or evening walk. Delight in the creation and "rest in...

July 15, 2012

The Difficulty of Pleasure

Pleasure can be a difficult thing. Often we distract ourselves from true, deep pleasures by...

July 14, 2012

The Day Begins

It is helpful, in practicing the Sabbath, to follow the Jewish tradition of marking the...

July 08, 2012

Sabbath

Don't do anything that might be work. Don't wash a dish, don't clean a thing,...

July 01, 2012

Give It a Rest

Give it a rest. Whatever it is you've been holding onto--your pride, your prejudices, your...

June 2012

June 24, 2012

A Rest for Your Labor

Do all that you can to relieve the labor of others. Don't eat out, don't...

June 09, 2012

From Sundown

Begin the Sabbath at sundown as is traditional in the Jewish practice of the Sabbath....

June 03, 2012

Nature Walk

Go for a walk in nature, even if you can't leave the city. Walk without...

May 2012

May 20, 2012

Sabbath

Take delight in everything.

May 06, 2012

Gone Fishing

There is a sign for some businesses that says "Gone Fishing" rather than "Closed". "Gone...

April 2012

April 22, 2012

Abundant

Find something free and take it--a berry from a mulberry tree, a dandelion leaf for...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

Thy Kingdom Come, Here

Go for a walk. With every step say, "Thy Kingdom Come, Here."

March 11, 2012

Healing On the Sabbath

Follow Christ's example. What can you heal?

February 2012

February 12, 2012

Open Day

Plan nothing

January 2012

January 29, 2012

Money

For one day, live without money. Don't use it or earn it. Enjoy the freedom.

January 22, 2012

Unburden

On the Sabbath we are called to not only unburden ourselves from labor, but also...