Marva Dawn, author of Keeping the Sabbath Wholly,

Jesus chose life on the Sabbath: he healed people; he fed them; he supported rescuing animals that fell into wells on the Sabbath. Mark Buchanan, in his book The Rest of God, says that the golden rule for the Sabbath is to cease from what is necessary and to embrace what gives life: Sabbath … is a reprieve from doing what you ought to do, even

Sabbath, as the foundation of a rule of life, gives you permission to stop from your busyness and simply be.

We truly experience Sabbath when we orient our lives not around ourselves but around Jesus and listen and respond to his invitation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”