Today I’m glad to share a short prayer from my new e-book, Sabbath Rest for the People of God. The e-book is a quick, easy read that explores Sabbath rest and offers practical suggestions—not as more “shoulds” but as invitations.
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In the meantime, here is the closing prayer from Sabbath Rest for the People of God:
O God of all creation,
I give you thanks for your good gifts
of work and rest.Help me to find a healthy rhythm
where work gives way to rest,
and rest refreshes and returns me
to work with strength and joy.May I learn to stop and rest.
Be still.May I learn to play and celebrate,
to value relationships, and
above all to worship you.May I learn to resist the go-go,
gimme-gimme pattern of this world,
to follow instead the Lord of the Sabbath
in life-giving rhythms
of work and rest. Amen.
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