Slumber and Sleep by Jill Carattini

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For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:11)

"Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. (Exodus 31:13)

Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27)

A Slice of Infinity Snippets:
As I sit here daydreaming of sleep pods and power naps, I realize that we evidently need that reminder again and again. The seventh day is a gift, a nap pass--a gentle invitation, albeit a powerful sign between God and humanity. It is a day set apart from appointment books and pressing schedules to remind us that the most pressing aspect of our lives is that we are creatures made in the image of our Creator. Who we are is most authentically realized and most dynamically lived out when we are resting in the presence of God, sleeping like Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham and the care of a Father who guards us by day and night.(2)

Whether or not the notion of paying for a nap actually catches on, it is probably not reflective of the universal longing--and need--for napping. "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" said Jesus to a crowd in Galilee. Yet if we slow down long enough to consider it, we might realize that Christ is also talking to us. We might remember that rest is not only a luxury, but that it is something he knows we need. We might remember that the labor of God is far more significant than our own. We might remember--and rejoice--that the God who watches over us neither slumbers nor sleeps.

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