How to Sabbath Well: Learning God's Rhythms of Rest

Pause with me a moment. What if I told you that there was a space where you could rest deeply, where you could pause from relentless productivity, from frenetic activity? What if I told you that I know of a space where there is room for rest and gratitude, rejoicing and feasting? What if there was a way, each week, to stop? There is such a way. But it’s not a place you have to get to or create; it is a time—a day: the Sabbath. Throughout the ages, women and men have embraced this ancient, God-given pattern of 24 hours of ceasing, resting, feasting and worship: from sundown to sundown, on the seventh day, week in, week out, over the course of a lifetime. We urgently need to learn this practice of freedom, the Sabbath’s rhythm of rest. So, what is the Sabbath? Is it just a wise recipe for work-life balance and enhanced productivity, or is it more? What does Sabbath have to do with God’s character and purposes for creation? Why is it such a big deal in Scripture, and what is Jesus’s take on it? Why might we keep a Sabbath, and what might this actually look like? How can we learn to Sabbath well? This beautiful book, How to Sabbath Well, addresses exactly these questions. Inside, you’ll find insightful engagement with Scripture, fascinating interviews, and first-hand reflections, as well as poetry, original art, and photography. This is also a practical companion for your Sabbath journey: it includes a process for discerning what shape Sabbath rest could take for you, and a liturgy—a prayer pattern—for households to welcome the Sabbath together. There is a way to stop and rest. Come learn with