“Sabbath is not simply the pause that refreshes. It is the pause that transforms. Whereas Israelites are always tempted to acquisitiveness, Sabbath is an invitation to receptivity, an acknowledgment that what is needed is given and need not be seized.”
Walter Brueggemann
“To have a firm persuasion in our work - to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for the world...
“It is the forgiveness of sin that frees men and women to love, and in that freedom, commands them to love.” - Eugene Peterson
“This praying life is a lifelong task in which we need each other’s companionship. The best companion I know in this, after our Lord...
