When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion—its message becomes meaningless. – Abraham Heschel

To Live Intentionally – Digital Sabbath Series – Part 2

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**WE INTERRUPT THE RELATIONSHIP SERIES FOR A DIGITAL SABBATH**

We’re practicing a Digital Sabbath on Saturday's. Today in our house, right this very minute, the phones are off, and our computers are cold. We’d love for you to join us, even if just for a while, by turning off all your electronics and giving one day a week to being uninterrupted by devices and focused on your loved ones.

From the Ancient Hebrews to today, Sabbath-keeping has been practiced as a reminder that subduing the earth, while considered a victory, can turn into a defeat of our souls. When work consumes you, you lose sight of that which is most important: being. To Sabbath is “to rest as if all your work is done, even if it isn’t.“

I want to live a life of design. Deliberate. Intentional. Prayerful. Not dictated to by the expectation of our culture (or the constant interruption available on my smartphone). I want to think deeply about the world. I don't want to live on autopilot, pushed and pulled in the direction that the world (society, culture, consumerism, politics… and dare I say, religion) demands from me. I want to live honestly and authentically. Life at rest in the Divine.

And that's what we’re doing today. What are you up to?

If you find yourself here, ready to read, take the time to catch up on devotions you may have missed last week. Or, take a moment to think about a problem or an event that has been on your mind.

Or, still your mind and heart and pray for the person that you can’t stop thinking about.

Part 7 of our Relationship Series will be available tomorrow, but until then, mull over this thought from Abraham Heschel’s book, “God in Search of Man”

“When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion—its message becomes meaningless.”

Email us your thoughts and comments or leave a comment below.

Much love, friends.

Lizzy (and Jesse).

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