Recently, I posted Humility and referenced Wayne Muller’s book Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest. He suggested we all need to take time, disconnect, and do those things and be with those people in our immediate lives which bring us moments of quiet and refuge. He has offered a new awareness for me of what was missing in my life, a calm, tranquil, restful time I share with those immediately around me and my self. I am disconnected for the next 36 hours. I will just be.
I leave with a found poem of sorts. I chose words from the book that exemplified my understanding of Sabbath. I look forward to comments and likes when I return on Monday morning.
Shine the light
Reveal a next step
On the journey.
Moments of remembrance
Blessing gifts received
Delight in life
Reflect in wonder.
Uplift the spirit
Care for the body
Rest your soul
Take refuge
Take sanctuary
In the moment
Hibernate, lie fallow.
Insight, wisdom, compassion
Arise from stillness
A bell chimes
Time transformed
Mindfulness consecrates the day
Timeless words revere the day.
Bring forward
Right speech, right action, right effort
Break bread
Companionship
Refuge.
Heal, liberate, surrender
Receive and give
Lovingkindness
In each breath
An inner light attracts
Leads home
In each breath
The rhythms of life, earth, action, rest
The Sabbath arrives.
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Teacher as Transformer 