Rhett Smith Podcast 63: The Practice of Sabbath
I’ve been talking about Sabbath in the last couple of podcast episodes (Episode 61: Sabbath Rest and Your Identity, Episode 62: Sabbath Rest and Anxiety), and so I close the series in this episode talking about various practices. As I’ve come to learn more about Sabbath and practice various ways of being on that day, I realize that everyone’s Sabbath may look differently. Ultimately, I believe the key is that Sabbath is a way of being, rather than doing, and so it’s a day where we set aside our compulsion to have to do things, perform, be productive, etc, and we enjoy our relationship with God, others, and ourselves.
In this episode I discuss:
- How to assess your busyness (i.e. “white space on the calendar”).
- Setting a day to practice Sabbath.
- Setting a time for your Sabbath practice.
- Asking yourself questions about what a practice of being vs. doing would look like.
- Allowing for the fact that your Sabbath will look different than other peoples.
- Expecting resistance as you fight the culture of consumption and busyness.
- Etc.
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Resources and People Mentioned in the Podcast
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to a Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting by Marva J. Dawn
Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight by Norman Wirzba
Sabbath: The Ancient Practices by Dan Allender
Sabbath Keeping Versus Margin Keeping Practices We Must Foster
Diagnosing Our Online Busyness So That We Can Live More Holistically