Sabbath Rest

On Wednesday Nights at Tri-Lakes Christian, a group is studying Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero. Great Book! In the most recent chapter that we studied entitled, Discovering the rhythms of the daily office and sabbath, he shares a marvelous story concerning the sabbath and that we are more rested and productive in our journey with the Lord and in this world when we take time to sabbath.  

There is a story of a wagon train of Christians traveling on their way from St. Louis to Oregon. They observed the habit of stopping for the Sabbath during the autumn but as winter approached the group began to panic in fear they would not reach their destination before the snows began. a number of members of the group proposed they quit the practice of stopping for the Sabbath and travel seven days a week. This caused an argument in the community until it was finally decided to divide the wagon train in two groups. One group would observe the Sabbath day as before and not travel. The other would press on. 

Which group arrived in Oregon first? Of course-the ones who kept the Sabbath. Both people and their horses were so rested by their Sabbath observance they could travel much more efficiently the other six days. 

See you Sunday! 

David