resting and sabbath

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.”

Vacations are taken by individuals and are made possible by the things we possess; Sunday worship, by contrast, is the activity of the people of God gathered together. It is shared time-set aside for bringing the things we possess and offering them back to the God who gives them.