In other words, God takes a day off.
Sunday's lection offers us a glimpse of Jesus declaring a break for himself and his discples. Mark 6:31 reads: Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
They did go away to a quiet place and got some rest.
My friends, almost everyone needs a break. I say "almost everyone," because there are people who are born wealthy and who will die wealthier without ever working one minute of their entire lives. This post is not about them.
There are Church Workers whose official day off falls on Mondays. But they have never, ever, had a single day off. Even the land needs a Sabbath. And so does Mother Earth.
On July 19, Monday, please take the day off.
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#StopTheKillingsPH
#FreePalestine
#JusticeForMyanmar
#JunkTerrorLawNow
*art, "take no cloak or sandals," from readingacts.
