The Blessing Hour (mid-morning)

“This pause has two emphases: the first is mindfulness of the Spirit’s abiding presence…At this hour, the opportunities are still endless, making it the perfect time to invite the Spirit.  This pause can redirect our morning from ‘efficient’ to ‘inspired,’ before the day gets away.

Second, the Blessing Hour is about the sacredness of our work.  Whatever our work looks like – an office, raising children, working from home, a classroom, ministry – we ask the Spirit to bless us with creativity, composure, inspiration, love.”

I experienced this pause with a friend yesterday and my youngest this morning.  I love turning our attention to inspired “before the day gets away.”

Yes, let’s do that.

Let’s follow His lead throughout our days.

If you’re curious, I’m interested in doing a traditional Shabbat meal Saturday night.  I reread the Stress section of The 7 Experiment, took a few notes, and have put it away.

I want to do my own research on the topic.

I want to see what the Word has to say about the Sabbath and why it matters.  I want to Google some ideas about it.  I want to talk to the professor that comes to my Fall Avoidance class who was raised in an orthodox Jewish home.  I want to hear what Shabbat meant to their family.  I want to reread the actual 7 book and copy re-frame her experiences for our family culture.

I’m excited about this.  I want to welcome real rest from sundown to sundown each week and teach our children the rat race isn’t the point.

“…Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to them,

‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'”

Mark 6:31