【双语灵修】好好休息一下！ Take It Easy!
“神赐福给第七日，定为圣日，因为在这日神歇了他一切创造的工，就安息了。” - 创 2:3
Nick是个小企业主，他经营着一间餐馆。他在几年前开张营业，今天他仍然投入不计其数的时间来改善餐馆的运作和人力资源管理的方式。Nick承认：“不过有一个问题，到了星期日这一天，我再没有时间和精力留给教会了。”
我们活在一个不断催促我们奔跑速度更快和工作更加努力的世代。你的日历是什么样子的呢？你有没有为增进你与神的关系和你的灵命成长留下时间？你还有没有时间留给你所爱的人并参与附近社区的信仰群体的事工呢？
在圣经中，我们发现了神规定的生活节奏。创造天地的神慇勤作工六天，第七天便安息了。我们每一个人都需要定时休息，让灵命在神面前重新得力。
圣经中平安（shalom）这个观念的意义是全方位的，它包括内在的整全和安宁。若习惯性地忽视我们心灵和肉体上的休息，我们是无法达到这种和谐的境界的。
安息日可以说是神给我们设立的“重启键”。休息是达到整全和谐的要素，因为神用衪的圣日来重启我们的平安（shalom）。在我们寻找生命的意义和内在的平安时，让我们也不要忘记我们心思和身体的安息呀！
祷告
父啊，感谢你教导我们认识工作和灵里安息的整全模式。求你帮助我们不要再奔波劳碌，好叫我们能够留下时间给你，享受真平安。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
创世记 2:1-3
1天地万物都造齐了。
2到第七日，神造物的工已经完毕，就在第七日歇了他一切的工，安息了。
3神赐福给第七日，定为圣日，因为在这日神歇了他一切创造的工，就安息了。
Take It Easy!
"God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all [his] work. . . ." - Genesis 2:3
Nick is a small-business owner. He runs a restaurant. He opened it a few years ago, and he is still spending countless hours improving its operations and managing the staff. “There’s only one problem,” Nick admits. “When Sunday comes, I have no time or energy for the church.”
We all live in a world that pushes us to run faster and work harder. How does your calendar look? Do you have time for God and for your spiritual welfare? Do you have time for your loved ones and for the ministry of your local community of faith?
In the Bible we discover the God-ordained rhythm of life. God the Creator labors for six days and rests on the seventh. We all need regular time off to rest and be spiritually recharged in God’s presence.
The concept of biblical shalom, or peace, is all-encompassing. It includes inner wholeness and tranquility. Such harmony is unattainable if we routinely ignore our spiritual and physical rest.
Sabbath can be described as God’s “reset button” for us. Resting is central to wholeness because God uses his holy day to restore our shalom. Let us not forget about our spiritual and physical rest as we search for meaning and inner peace!
Prayer
Father, thank you for teaching us about the healthy patterns of work and spiritual rest. Help us to stop running so that we can take time for you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.