Stern Teacher – Aug. 28, 2019
“Nature can be a stern teacher. Unwavering in her truth. If you are brave enough to wander into her recesses and release control of your life to a mystery larger than yourself, you may just come face-to-face with yourself–a soul unmasked.” –Anita Amstutz, Soul Tending: A Journey Into The Heart of Sabbath
Another Timeframe – Aug. 27, 2019
“When we live without listening to the timing of things—when we live and work in twenty-four-hour shifts without rest—we are on war time, mobilized for battle…. But remember, no living thing lives like this. There are greater rhythms that govern how life grows: circadian rhythms, seasons and hormonal cycles and sunsets and moonrises and great […]
Busyness Shield – Aug. 26, 2019
For your reflection this week and to expand Kayla’s Sunday reflection, we have drawn quotes from a richly engaging book by Anita Amstutz, Soul Tending: A Journey Into The Heart of Sabbath (Nashville: Skylight Paths, 2018). “An efficiently busy life that keeps us occupied without being harried and keeps our attention entirely on interesting outer […]
Nobody – Mar. 1, 2019
“There was once a rabbi who, overcome with a sense of humility before God’s magnificent creation, threw himself before the altar of the temple and cried, “I am nobody! I am nobody!” The cantor, observing the rabbi from the rear of the synagogue, was moved by the rabbi’s humility and devotion. He, too, joined the […]
