Through Stained Glass: Advent Word a Day 3 - Soul

 

"Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us."

― Maya Angelou

Despite cultural beliefs, rest is not a reward. 

Rest is a necessity. 

Our souls -- our entire being -- needs rest.

Rest comes first. It is not based on productivity.

Remember, we are not machines. Our worth is not determined by productivity. Neither should our time[s] to rest. 

I hope you take time today to rest. If you can't, then may this 60-second film of places where my soul found rest on sabbatical be a gift. 

Tend to your soul -- your personhood and your being. Say 'yes' to rest. Let the Holy One tend to you -- let your soul magnify Love.