I’ve been thinking a lot about Sabbath because our current world of COVID is reminding me of its importance. COVID has changed the rhythm and flow of my days. I suspect it has changed yours as well.

The concept of Sabbath first appears in Genesis 2, the second story of creation, when God rests on the seventh day after “finishing” the creation of “heavens and the earth.” We hear about Sabbath also in Exodus 16, when God gives the Hebrews bread and meat in the wilderness, food from heaven, and on the sixth day twice as much, so on the Sabbath they will take a break from collecting and cooking the food. Rest and freedom from work are at the core of Sabbath.  (con't)