The one commandment I disregard without a second thought is the one about resting.

The irony, of course, is that I often ignore this divine call to honor the sabbath in what feels like the work of the Kingdom. And it has been more clear in the last two years than in most of my lifetime that there is work to be done. It is easy for good people to become overwhelmed with a sense of responsibility. 

Yet, the one with the greatest human responsibility of all, made public display of stopping, of resting...

So this episode is a look at Jesus's pesonal need for rest, and the reminder (which my recent life shows I have yet to learn!) that we must stop neglecting the work of resting for the Kingdom.

To read along or study further, the biblical text for this conversation can be found here: Mark 6:30-52 (NRSV)

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