Sermon 07.29.12 :: Sabbath as Joy and Delight

Summer is a time for vacations and get-aways.  Human beings inherently need times of rest.  Yet we often feel bored or guilty when we rest.  We think, “I have to do be doing something.”  In our busy, frantic society, the third commandment appears increasingly radical.  Today we conclude our summer season of study on the nature of biblical Sabbath.

“Our culture would lead us to believe that joy is something we create and earn through our own effort.  The teaching of the Sabbath offers us a strikingly different path, a way that begins and ends with the love of God as the foundation for any and all goodness in life.  Joy and delight are not something we bring about.  They follow from our grateful acceptance and affirmation of God’s gracious care.” - Norman Wirzba

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