How to Rest (in a busy world)

Sermon by the Rev. Paige Blair-Hubert

We are in a culture that values productivity. Maybe even productivity over persons. We often identify ourselves with what we do. What if we challenged that a bit and spent some Sabbath inviting God to show us within ourselves the beloved child of God that God sees. What if Sabbath was more than a cessation of the daily grind, but the kind of pause on the things that keep us from paying attention to God's presence. The kinds of things that distract us from the pain we feel. Because when we feel that pain and then let God be present with us in that pain, we start to understand even more God's love for us.