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The Problem with Competency
I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.” Job 3:26 Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless—like chasing the wind. The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh. Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 Dressed in black leggings and a black turtleneck tunic, I pulled on black socks, black quiet-sole sneakers, and finished it all with a black mask and beanie. I was ready. Back flat against brick I crept… Read More
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Come Visit Me on Sabbath
There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord. Leviticus 23:3 Come visit me on Sabbath; The bed will not be made. My coffee cup will sit half-full; The table won’t be laid. Sabbath is our freedom day, The one we do no work. We give ourselves permission To let the laundry lurk. Alarms are silenced, schedules closed; We rise without the stress Of rushing out, of rushing in, Of tidying every mess. We gather with our family To worship and to hear The One who speaks on Sabbath To all… Read More