“Thou shalt not kill” and “thou shalt not steal” — no problem! But why does it seem we added another “thou shalt not” before the command to rest? My body — my life — was operating out of survival mode until I woke up to one of God’s kindest gifts He offers to each of us — sabbath rest. The message “thou shalt not rest” has become a path that leads to chronic, and sometimes devastating, busy-ness and even illness. Yet the most sustainable “fix” is to deliberately take the busy away — for one day a week — without compromise.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2020 16:47 UTC