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Rhythm of Rest

Rest. Shabbat. Sabbath. All these words speak to a specific rhythm of life in order to thrive in spirit, soul and body. When I was a young girl, we would spend the weekend with my grandparents in Albuquerque. They had an apartment next to the main shopping mall. My sisters and I would put on our roller skates and head out to the mall parking lots. They were completely empty! All the stores closed on Sundays. It was a given day of rest. It was accepted and appreciated. It was regular. Shabbat is the Hebrew word for rest. Defined as a: “Joy filled day of rest.” Sabbath is defined as a 24 hour block of time in which we STOP work, enjoy REST, practice DELIGHT and CONTEMPLATE God. Our recent

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Wait. Hope. When I was a young girl, our family would go to the lake for a week in the summer. We were a family of eight children and most of the time we were joined by our cousins. The big adventure was night fishing, but the boat only held so many. Every year, I anticipated being old enough to go night fishing, hoping it would be my turn. My dad would say, “Every doggie has his day”, after I was told to wait, yet another year. I felt disappointment, yet deep down I knew I would get my chance. This was my introduction to HOPE. The time did come for me to experience the joy and adventure of night fishing and the memory still resides in my heart as a childhood favorite. I have since been in

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Rhythm of Rest

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