Thank you for the reminder of the value of repose, on so many levels. The horses at our dude ranch would always have Sundays to rest-that has stayed with me and I attempt to treat myself as nicely as the horses! Do you know of the nap ministry? They believe (and rightly so imo) rest is a form of resistance and name sleep deprivation as a racial and social justice issue. https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/
The reframing of the goat encounter is beutiful. I find myself in a similar place, always thinking rest needs to be earned through productivity. Your point about Heschel's view of Sabbath as an art rather than idlenes really struck me. It's counterintuitive to see pause as calibration instead of wastd time, but I think that's exactly what I need to hear right now.
Thank you for the reminder of the value of repose, on so many levels. The horses at our dude ranch would always have Sundays to rest-that has stayed with me and I attempt to treat myself as nicely as the horses! Do you know of the nap ministry? They believe (and rightly so imo) rest is a form of resistance and name sleep deprivation as a racial and social justice issue. https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/
Yes I do know about the nap ministry! Tricia Hersey is awesome :)
The reframing of the goat encounter is beutiful. I find myself in a similar place, always thinking rest needs to be earned through productivity. Your point about Heschel's view of Sabbath as an art rather than idlenes really struck me. It's counterintuitive to see pause as calibration instead of wastd time, but I think that's exactly what I need to hear right now.
Thanks Ellie
Thank you Ellie. So good to hear from you.