21.09 | Sabbath

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Pray:

Father,

Resting, for me,

Is a little conditional.

It is conditional

On all things being adequately done,

To the measure that 

I feel in control again.

And Father,

It is my tendency 

To endlessly do

Until I feel I have safely put my life

Back into my own hands.

And yet, Father,

The invitation of sabbath

Invades this fearful heart,

For it requires me—

In inaction—

To trust all things undone

To You.

And so, 

Loving Father,

I offer you today

My rest;

Sacrificing my obsession with control

Upon the altar of 

Trusting love.

In Jesus’ Name,

Amen