In
America we don’t have time to waste. The twenty seconds or so it takes for Netflix
to load a movie really cuts into the day and don’t even get me started on three
minutes for my Bunn to make a pot of coffee. I’ve got more important things to
do than to sit around waiting for my devices to work. Armed with my smart
phone, I’m an on the go banking, texting, social networking, up-to-the-minute
scores alerted, instant news informed whirlwind. My father used to call it the
rat race, but the rats haven’t stood a chance in decades.
What’s
it all for, anyway? Well, there’s that “sweat
of thy face” thing that generates revenue for the purchase and maintenance of
cars, houses, boats, ATV’s and the like that I hope to one day find time to
enjoy. Then, there’s the kids. If they don’t have the latest in
telecommunications and entertainment, their personality may be warped and lead to
a life of crime, drugs and firing guns at the neighbors. Being the romantic
sort, I spend thirty minutes every Tuesday evening with my wife. We drive
through KFC while the kids are at soccer practice; we call it date night. Add
to that the time spent plotting racist, homophobic, sexist pig schemes and
inventing new code words to oppress the poor; and I’m a busy guy.
Imagine
how tired God must have been after speaking the universe into existence; sculpting
the Earth; planting trees and flowers; creating animals and coming up with someone
to share it with. Whew! No wonder He wanted to rest. I know people are tired of
hearing the idea that Man was created to emulate God, but I think He has
something with this Sabbath. A day to rest, look over what you’ve done, assess
the world situation, and touch base with who we are as individuals seems like a
good thing.
Could
that be why Jesus said: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath?”
I think God knew we’d be busy, but He also knew the value of reflection, prayer
and just stopping for a day to think things over.
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