I awoke to a mourning dove’s lamenting sounds outside my window this morning. I thought to myself, I feel like you sound.  I have to reluctantly leave the seaside vacation cottage. I am so grateful for having had this time to be free with no time constraints, deadlines, home/pet care responsibilities or any of the multitude of school and work projects. Ahh it felt like a week long Sabbath.  

God knows exactly what we need for health and happiness – rest.  I know the world will begin to press in again but that’s why He carved out the 7th day, each week, for us to set aside the trials and toils of life’s monotonous daily grind.

Simply a morning prayer, an afternoon praise, or an evening whisper of gratitude, keeps us focused and energized in God’s love all week long.  Who couldn’t be grateful for that?