Friday, April 20, 2007

Cultivating Fear-of-the-Lord in Creation: Sabbath

I thought Peterson's comment about Sabbath-keeping being a "focal practice" (p. 109) was interesting. He says "a focal practice enables us to stay personally engaged and socially reponsible in a culture that is increasingly depersonalized and alarmingly fragmented." I agree about our culture being depersonalized and fragmented. Do you think that Sabbath-keeping helps us truly be more engaged with life?

What would it mean for us to stop work and to notice, to attend, to listen, to assimilate this comprehensive and majestic work of God? (p. 110)

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