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Shabbat Shalom, everyone!<br /> <br /> “Shabbat Shalom” is Hebrew for “Sabbath Peace.” <br /> <br /> However, this Hebrew word for &quot;peace&quot; has a deeper layer of meaning ~ &quot;wholeness&quot; as in &quot;wholeness of soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> So, as the Jewish people wish each other &quot;Sabbath Peace&quot; on this day, they are actually blessing one another ~<br /> <br /> &quot;May you have the wholeness of soul that comes from Sabbath rest.&quot;<br /> <br /> This is a rest like no other ~ rest in the very presence of God.<br /> <br /> “I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.” (Jeremiah 31:25) <br /> <br /> Egypt told the Jewish people the exact opposite ~ They deserved no rest at all, because they were no more than slaves. As slaves, they would have worked 7 days a week, sun-up to sun-down. They were no more valuable than the work they performed.<br /> <br /> And all the gods and goddesses of ancient times were taskmasters as well, with no rest or wholeness found in following them. <br /> <br /> God&#039;s Sabbath command freed His people from this false narrative ~ this idea that the human soul is of no value.<br /> <br /> Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the leading Jewish theologians of the 20th century, said….<br /> <br /> “The Sabbath is the presence of God in the world, open to the soul of man.”<br /> <br /> No wonder they refer to the Sabbath as “Queen Sabbath” and eagerly await the Sabbath day all week.<br /> <br /> And then Jesus, their Messiah, invited them.....<br /> <br /> &quot;Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<br /> For My yoke is easy and My burden is light&quot; (Matt 11:28-30). <br /> <br /> How their hearts must have leapt within them!<br /> <br /> Jesus talked about rest the same way their God did. <br /> <br /> He is a God who longs to delight His people with His goodness, and show us the truth of who we are. <br /> <br /> Sabbath rest is made for man ~ sacred time that sets us free, <br /> because it re-orients us toward God ~ away from this world, with its harsh messages, messages of how we need to look and perform....messages that fragment the soul. <br /> <br /> In His Presence we become more whole.<br /> <br /> His Presence renews our souls. <br /> <br /> He takes our fragmented hearts<br /> <br /> And breathes new life <br /> <br /> And wholeness<br /> <br /> And vision into us.<br /> <br /> Indeed, Shabbat Shalom!

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