【双语灵修】安息日：要停止活动！Sabbath: Stop!

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“‘ … 第七日是向耶和华你神当守的安息日。’” - 出 20:10

我总是不能好好休息。我发觉我的手机越来越容易令我分心，而网上的世界对我的吸引力也越来越大。我喜爱学习，互联网能提供无穷尽的机会让我不断发掘新的资讯。

我必须承认，虽然我很想改变一下，令我的生活较为平静，但它却反而变得更忙碌。尽管你懂得好好照顾自己，你的生活大概也突然会有忙碌的时候。我们毕竟是活在一个崇尚忙碌和生产率不断上升的社会。

好啦，今天是星期日。这一天提醒我们，我们是不适合过着忙个不停的生活的。很久之前神已经宣告，我们的休息和工作必须有良好的节奏。后来，为了记念耶稣在星期日复活，基督徒把守安息日的日子从星期六改为星期日。

我喜欢在一个星期的第一天守安息日，因为这样做提醒我们，我们是以休息来开始一个新的星期的。不论你今天有没有机会休息，我祈求你会在每星期的生活节奏中找到时间停下来、歇一下、再次聆听神的话，并且拨出时间来敬拜主和休息，为神在这个世界和在你生命中所作的一切美事感谢和赞美衪。当反思、祷告、聆听祂在圣经中和在你心里指引你的话。神会对你说什么话呢?

祷告

主啊，感谢你赐我们安息日，感谢你赐我们休息的时间。求你帮助我们今天好好休息，又叫我们保证必定会在日常生活中拨出时间在你里面休息。阿们。

出埃及记 20:8-11

8“当记念安息日，守为圣日。
9六日要劳碌做你一切的工，
10但第七日是向耶和华你神当守的安息日。这一日你和你的儿女、仆婢、牲畜，并你城里寄居的客旅，无论何工都不可做。
11因为六日之内，耶和华造天、地、海和其中的万物，第七日便安息，所以耶和华赐福于安息日，定为圣日。

Sabbath: Stop!

". . . the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God." - Exodus 20:10

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I am not very good at resting. I have noticed that I'm becoming more distracted by my phone and more captivated by the world online. I love to learn, and the internet provides endless opportunities to keep exploring information.

I have to admit that for all of my good intentions, my life has gotten busier, not quieter. Busy seasons probably crop up in your life too, even if you are good at taking care of yourself. We live in a world that prizes busyness and ever-increasing productivity.

Well, today is Sunday. This is a reminder that we are not designed to stay busy all the time. God declared long ago that we need a good rhythm of rest and work. Then, to honor the day of Jesus' resurrection, Christians shifted the celebration of Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday.

What I like about celebrating Sabbath on the first day of the week is that it reminds us that we begin our week with rest. Whether or not you are able to rest today, I pray that you may find time in your weekly rhythm to stop, rest, and listen anew to God, taking time to worship the Lord and to rest. Give thanks and praise God for all the good things he has done in this world and in your life. Reflect, pray, and listen to his guiding Word in the Bible and in your heart. What might God be saying to you?

Prayer

Lord, thank you for the Sabbath. Thank you for giving us time to rest. Help us to rest well today, and to make sure we take time in our lives to rest in your presence. Amen.

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