Practicing Sabbath
You are not a machine — you are a soul.
As you Sabbath, you literally add a day back to your life.
We brag about busyness like it’s a badge of honor.
Busyness has become a kind of social status — proof that we matter.
But Sabbath is rebellion against that lie.
It’s not what’s left after the work is done — it’s the point of the week.
The apex. The day we were made for.
Exodus says, “Remember the Sabbath.”
Deuteronomy says, “Observe the Sabbath.”
Both are needed — the mindset and the discipline.
Rest isn’t passive.
It’s a line in the sand that says, “This far you shall go — and that’s enough.”
Egypt isn’t just around us — it’s within us.
And Sabbath is how we leave it behind, again and again.
We don’t know how to feast, because we don’t know how to fast.
— Isaiah 58:13
We’ve forgotten how to delight.
How to enjoy what’s good without guilt.
How to stop producing long enough to taste life.
Maybe that’s why Sabbath is a feast — a rhythm of joy.
Light candles. Read a psalm. Bless your family.
Eat slow. Laugh. Share what you’re grateful for.
Stack the simple pleasures — food, music, friendship, intimacy, quiet.
Let yourself be human again.
Rest isn’t escape — it’s trust.
Delight isn’t indulgence — it’s worship.
Sabbath isn’t just about stopping work — it’s about coming home.