When you’re the pastor, it takes a lot of work to embrace, let alone plan for, the reality of Sabbath. So, how can a pastor Sabbath rightly?
The idea of Sabbath is enticing. A day of no work, no deadlines, and a fill-your-cup-to-the-brim invitation to rest in the Lord. Slow conversations over home-cooked meals, seeds of gratitude, and the gift of presence. The Sabbath reminds us of our creaturely limits and our interdependence upon each other as we all depend upon our Creator.
However, when you’re tasked with leading the worship gathering, preaching the Sunday sermon, or overseeing ministry instead of receiving it, it takes a lot of work to embrace, let alone plan for, the reality of Sabbath rest. There are plenty of false sabbaths available to those driven by duty.
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