Sabbath
A Sense of Peace, by Somniodelic Workshop Lections: The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost ( Lectionary 21 ), AD 2025 C Homily: Lord, we pray for the preacher, for you know his sins are great. Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Rest, peace, liberation, and healing: these are the hallmarks of the Sabbath. These are the fruits of time spent in the presence of God. The whole concept of the Sabbath appears uniquely Jewish. Some have argued for parallels or predecessors in the lunar cycles of Babylon, with the full moon set aside as a day of sacred significance. There might be something to this. “Month,” after all, derives from “moonth,” a period originally coinciding with the phases of the moon. But the notion of a weekly day of rest, applicable to every person regardless of age, gender, class, or wealth—applicable even to slaves and to beasts of burden—this proved revolutionary, humanity’s first labor law. Its universality made...
