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Sabbath and Trust - Illustration on sabbath | IllustrateTheWord

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Spiritual Discipline

Sabbath and Trust

By Walter BrueggemannSource: Walter Brueggemann - Sabbath as Resistance (adapted) (Public Domain)Short46 words

To keep Sabbath is to declare our trust in God. It is to say: The world can go on without me for one day. God's work does not depend on my constant effort. When we rest, we testify that God is God and we are not.

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