Celebrating Sabbath: Accepting God’s Gift of Rest and Delightby Carol M. Bechtel Suggestions for Leaders by Laura Mariko Cheifetz In the nine lessons of this Bible study with passages from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke, and Acts
we’ll consider Sabbath as a celebration,
not a day of dreary formality
as God’s intent for all of creation and that includes busy women too
as one day of the week, perhaps a Sunday
as a time to surrender unhealthy striving and frantic busyness,
and instead trust God will provide as a reminder that life is precious
and working too much is against God’s plans for our precious lives as a day devoted to community
and justice and not exclusively to self-care
Ultimately, Sabbath reminds us to honor God who honors us by giving us a day each week to reset our pace, our priorities, and our lives.
