Daily Devo | Sabbath as a Gift (Practicing the Way, Mark 2:23-28)

It's easy to misunderstand sabbath by rigid rule-keeping on the one hand or disregarding it entirely on the other. When the Pharisees challenged Jesus about the disciples gathering grains to eat on the Sabbath, Jesus reframed the discussion, pointing out that sabbath was meant to be a gift, not a prison. Looking at sabbath as a gift is a fitting place to begin!

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For Reflection:

“The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath." - Mark 2:27

- What role has sabbath played, if any, in your spiritual history or the spiritual history of your family?

- Have you ever experienced sabbath as a gift from God? What challenges and what benefits did you experience?

- What questions do you have about practicing sabbath?