In this message, Pastor Eric reflects on the enduring--and liberating--challenge of "practicing the sabbath." From the debates Jesus had in his own time to our own struggles with exhaustion and burnout, Pastor Eric reflects on his sabbatical and how sabbath invites both a new vision of our world and calls us to inhabit it differently. At the core of this vision is the reminder that you are human; our faith calls for lives, communities, and a world that are structured in ways that honor our humanity (with all of our limits and mental, emotional, physical needs).What might it look like for us to bring the wisdom of the sabbath, of rest, of renewal, of wholeness, of community care into our lives--individually and as local communities like our church?
