The Quiet Revolution of the Sabbath
Then God spoke all these words,
The readings for this Sunday used elsewhere include a portion of Exodus 20 which are the Ten Commandments. This is remarkable because we began a three-week study group this past Wednesday which includes sections of the new documentary from Journey Films called Sabbath. The film is something of a smorgasbord with explorations of the Jewish and Christian notions of sabbath-keeping and sabbath-living but also respectfully considers other traditions in the ways in which they observe holy time.
In the doc there is reference to the "Great Acceleration" of the post World War II era, the "pedal to the metal" speeding up of every aspect of life, including our consumption of the resources of this precious planetary home. Somehow we have convinced ourselves that our "more and more, faster and faster" pace isn't an insidious form of slavery.
Our group is smaller than usual -- does sabbath sound just too old-timey to some? -- yet our conversation was rich and as always folk were insightful.
Since Wednesday one of the members from another congregation contacted me saying that her book group is coincidentally considering exploring sabbath. And then there is recent article from the New Yorker magazine which considers both the Sabbath documentary and the counter-cultural importance of rest.
Wouldn't it be groovy if we could all remember to give thanks today for the Creator's gift of Sabbath?
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