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Sabbath is taking time . . . time to be holy . . . time to be human.
Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition With Study Guide
Walter Brueggemann
More than that: Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them. (v. 8) They are the ones who champion anxiety and affirm restlessness. The adherents to the gods of restlessness find such a predatory society normal. And then into our midst comes this other unexpected voice from outside the Pharonic system: “Let my people go!” (Exod. 5:1).
Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition With Study Guide
Walter Brueggemann
Notice how similar the definition of liturgy is to the definition of habit. They’re both something repeated over and over, which forms you; the only difference is that a liturgy admits that it’s an act of worship. Calling habits liturgies may seem odd, but we need language to emphasize the non-neutrality of our day-to-day routines.
The Common Rule
Justin Whitmel Earley
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