Every seventh day we are given the gift of
taking control of our time, those hours that seem to get away from us during the
rest of the week in the midst of the rat race and busyness. Time seems to
control and dominate us. We always feel behind or under the clock, as it were.
But on Sabbath, we’re in charge, we’re “sovereign,” use Heschel’s word. We
choose to enter into God’s rest, and by so doing we experience spiritual peace,
God’s presence and compassion, the spiritual value that He has chosen to press
into this sanctuary in time. Imagine taking this kind of time for your
personal, relational and spiritual life every week! Would it be helpful to you?
Could it give you a significant point of reference in the whirlwind of life?
Remember those twin lambs in the experiment? The
lamb that survived the shocks of daily life best was the one who had a place of
retreat, a safe place to be nurtured and cuddled and empowered. Perhaps a
weekly Sabbath could help facilitate that point of reference for you; a time
for your spiritual nurture, to get close to God and the significant others in
your life. It might be worth experiencing!
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