"By taking a Sabbath, we are acknowledging one of the fundamental truths of what it means to be human. We have limits. We are not infinite. We can’t do everything. We can’t keep going without stopping. It is not good for us. We’re not designed to be that way. So to stop on a Sabbath, to take time away to rest is to remind ourselves that we are human—to embrace our humanity and our physical and material limits."
As we ease into summer, Bishop Alex explains to us the importance of upholding what modern Christian culture may consider “the most optional of the Ten Commandments,” and explores how congregations and clergy can encourage one another in taking a sabbath rest.