Creation Care= Sabbath

I came across this great quote by Barbara Taylor-

This land that gives us our food, our water, these trees that clean the air for us to breath; all these green and growing things that bless our bodies with their beauty- these are not resources.  They are fellow creatures, with their won rights and responsibilities before God.  They have their own sacred duties to perform, if only we will let them.

How do you let our fellow creatures perform their duties?  You learn a new rhythm of life, one that includes regular rest or a Sabbath.

We reveal a great misunderstanding of our bodies, our mind and our spirit when we don’t fully participate in a weekly Sabbath.  In our western culture we value business, motion, and countless appointments.  We don’t realize that this kind of life is not just unsustainable for ourselves but is taking a massive toll on creation.  The Bible also calls us to let the land and animals Sabbath or rest.  God asks us to respect the created order and to steward it well. 

In order to do that we need to simply obey the Sabbath commands.  Do you regularly Sabbath?  Do you allow others around you to Sabbath?  Do you let the people, animals, and land that you are in stewardship of Sabbath? 

I believe that if you were to do that every week, you would see astonishing results.   A re-ordering of your life will actually result in caring for creation.

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