“Sabbath means the recentering of human life on being rather than doing. That is hugely important in a culture like ours where most of us get our identity from what we do, from the job we have, from the money we spend, from the stuff we buy, from the way we change the world.” — Ched Myers In 1988, I went on my first silent retreat at Dayspring. I was in my mid-20s and relatively new to the Church of the Saviour. I was an intern member at Jubilee Church in the Samaritan Inns mission group with Dave Erickson, Killian Noe, and Hugh Hammit. Marjory Bankson led the retreat. I can laugh at myself now, though I am still a little embarrassed looking back on that experience. […]
Continue ReadingDon’t just do something, sit there: A sabbatical reflection




