More Musical Stuff

This blew my mind. What a great way of teaching some things about one of the basic tenets on one's faith. The use of images with the words was great. Love it.

I will probably think about this tonight at sundown.

Lent Picture A Day (20): Sabbath

The Silent Sabbath

Nothing to say. I am sure that's how the Disciples felt on that other silent sabbath.

They most likely did not go to the Temple or the Synagogue. Fear would have kept them at home.

They probably observed the Sabbath Laws as they were practiced in 30 AD: staying close to home out of fear of the authorities as much as fear of breaking God's Law.

They were shell-shocked, confused, defeated.

A day of silence when, for them, the world they had longed for, worked for, fought for was done.

Their hearts were as heavy as the stone which separated them from their master.

At that moment nothing, absolutely nothing, could have made them believe that they would ever be happy again.

That is what I ponder each year on the Great Sabbath.

How wrong they were and therefore, how wrong I can be when I believe that all has come to an end.

The Great Sabbath: To Be in Prayer

Take the time to be in prayer and ponder the mystery of this day of silence suspended between death and life

Your most awesome work was done in the frailty of Your Son.

El Shaddai- Michael Card

Maybe God Knew Something About Us?

A story struck me on the Yahoo! News this past week. The headline says it all:

Japanese man, 45, died of overwork

He was reportedly a top engineer for Toyota. According to news sources and his widow's attorney he had been under a great deal of pressure and had been working, on average, over 80 hours per week.

Many millennia ago a small group of semi-nomadic former slaves reported that their God had told them to take one day a week off from work. They called it a "day of rest" or "sabbath."

It may have cut productivity, but it sure made a difference. Do you think, maybe, perhaps, someone (or Someone) knew something that's important about us.

Have a happy day of rest today.