...and so is my body.
It feels so good.
My dad's celebrating his 70th birthday and my mom has rented a beach house for us to stay in. My sisters are here, along with many of their children -- both grown and young; as well as my dad's three brothers. One of my cousins is here, which is sweet, because she loves hanging out with this part of the family. We've had awesome meals together and lots of fun. It's great sitting around my dad and his brothers -- listening to them re-tell stories. My neice's husband just returned from his second tour of duty in Iraq, and it's so cool to hear him talk about the comradery he experienced and the pleasure he took in his job.
It's different not to work for a week, but it's so refreshing to just let it go and rest. I'm not sure I do a good job of practicing and celebrating the Sabbath in my life on a regular basis. I think I probably do alright, as there's many a Sunday that I'm totally kicking back most all of the day. I don't claim to understand all the purposes of God's Sabbath, but it seems obvious that God has designed us with a need to be energized. We have incredible potential to go and go and push and push to accomplish great things, but resting on a regular basis is a command that he seemed to take really seriously.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at October 26, 2007 08:34 PM