The Gift of Sabbath Rest

Rest. You are enough. If God rested, you need it too! . “…the Jews teach that this is always a reminder, your day doesn't begin with production... It doesn't begin with getting out of bed thinking about all the things you have to do today. Your day begins with resting. The first thing you do in the Jewish world every day is you go to bed. . The first thing you do is you rest because your identity lies in who you are created by God, not what you do. So why evening and morning? Because that's how a day operates in God's economy. God's economy is not based off of your production. God's economy is based off of His good creation. I love the question about evening and morning. It's this reminder worked into the poem. You are not valuable slaves, rescued slaves, liberated slaves. You are not valuable because of your ability to make bricks. You are valuable because you are the crowning moment of my good creation… . God gave us Sabbath as a gift. We are not designed for Sabbath. Sabbath is designed for us. Sabbath is a reminder that we are loved, valued, and accepted by God, just because of who we are and not because of what we do.” . —Marty Solomon; BEMA podcast episode 1, “Trust the Story” . . . I’ve been learning so much from this amazing BEMA podcast and telling so many friends to listen. So much wisdom. Back to the original meaning. Deconstructing tradition and back to Bible and Jewish background. Love it. Thank you @marty_solomon and BEMA podcast. So important. . Thank you @kristenporter0702 for introducing me! . Posting the link in stories. I’d love to hear what you think. . . . . 📸 Summer 2021. Hard Labor Creek State Park.