Today we are considerably more casual and careless about observing the Sabbath and we are poorer, both religiously and humanly, because of this. Much of our tiredness and sense of being over-burdened comes from not having a regular Sabbath in our lives.
\nRon Rolheiser, OMI<\/p>\n
Allow me to offer my own ideas based largely upon a theology of observing the Sabbath:<\/p>\n
1. Keep Sabbath with the discipline demanded of a commandment.<\/p>\n
2. Sabbath need not be just one day a week. Sabbath to can be an hour, a walk, a meal, a drink, a chat with a friend. Plan at least one Sabbath-moment every day.<\/p>\n
3. Every day, even if for just a few minutes, go to some place where you can\u2019t be reached. Cell-phones, email, and electronic communications have made us the most efficient and connected people in history, but they are also making the observance of Sabbath all but impossible.<\/p>\n
4. Honor the wisdom of dormancy, know that when you aren\u2019t doing something that is productive you are giving your soul the time and space it needs to quietly take in the nutrients it requires to remain productive. Buy a rocking chair and sit in it regularly, not thinking, not praying, not talking to a friend, just sitting, your soul a fallow field that is quietly waiting.<\/p>\n
5. Spend some time in quiet and prayer regularly.<\/p>\n
6, Be attentive to little children, old people, family, food, wine, and the weather. All of these are non-pragmatic and Sabbath-invoking.<\/p>\n
7. Live by the axiom: If not now, when? If not here, where? If not with these people, with whom? If not for God, why?<\/p>\n
8. Stay in touch with and listen to your body. It will tell you when you need Sabbath.<\/p>\n
9. Drink a glass or two of red wine most days, preferably with others.<\/p>\n
10. Don\u2019t nurse grudges and obsessions. They, more than anything else, will keep you tired and tense.<\/p>\n
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