Life By The Spirit Scripture And PracticesSample

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Daily Prayer: Lord, lead me into your rest. 

Daily Practice: When, seven days a week, we always say “yes” to that quick email for work, that overdue house project, that one last hour of study or just one more Saturday activity for my kid, we inevitably are saying “no” to the gift of rest, “no” to all kinds of other life-giving ways to spend our time, and “no” to God’s wisdom that tells us that we need rest. 

Consider what kinds of things you neglect when you refuse to slow down or take a day of rest? Sleep, quality time with your family, friends, or God, care for your body, creativity, enjoying creation, space for reflection, play and imagination, prayer and presence? Commit to slowing down your pace and taking a Sabbath day of rest this week. Invite the Lord to lead you into his rest.