Sabbath Groove
Just the other night I told our church (which is the handful of people that meet in our living room on Wednesday nights) about my new 
commitments and revised rule of life. One item on the list is my mid-week Sabbath. Since my job requires me to work some weekends (sometimes just one of the two days), I make one morning a week sacred. From the time I get up until noon I don’t make or take calls, check or respond to email, make work plans, or work on anything work related – this is still a challenge for me. Typically I do some reflecting, some reading, and some writing. If my wife is available, we get coffee together. I may exercise, or just choose to watch a movie. Bottom line, no work for these few hours before noon (usually on Thursdays, but sometimes on Wednesdays).
It seems that every mid-week Sabbath day is always loaded with potential chaos and work-related demands. No matter how much I prepare, there always seems to be an emergency or a deadline or someone who has a pressing need right when I am taking 4 hours of Sabbath.
It’s always a test for me. But I’ve found that people can wait, it’s not the end of the world, and somethings end up resolving themselves.
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