Week 6: Sabbath Delight - Part 2
Our Weekly Spiritual Practice: 12-24 HOUR SABBATH
- Select a 12-24 hour period this week for your household Sabbath
- Begin and end the Sabbath with a ritual - this may be a meal, lighting a candle, reading a psalm, small mediation, or reflective discussion.
- Worship & pray together during your Sabbath.
- Digital detox - during Sabbath go without all screens, social media, calls, texts, emails, etc.
- Rest and Delight - Do only what is life giving, meaningful, fun and renewing.
- Discuss with your household: How has Practicing Sabbath the last two weeks benefited us? What could distract us from establishing a Sabbath routine?
- Use the small Sabbath section in the ‘How to Unhurry’ workbook to guide you in establishing a permanent Sabbath in your weekly routine. CLICK HERE
Discussion Questions
- Share how last week’s 4 hour Sabbath went for your household? If you didn’t practice it then what are your initial thoughts on the spiritual practice of Sabbath?
- Review some of the Sabbath Biblical references (Gen 2:1-3, Ex 20:8-11, Mark 2:27-28, Heb 4:1-13). If God took one day for Worshipful-Rest why do people think they can go without true godly-rest?
- How do the four Sabbath elements (Shabbat): Stop, Rest, Delight, Worship help us accept our limits?
- Share your plans for this week’s practice: 12-24 hour Sabbath with your household.