The sun hears the field talking about effort
and the sun
smiles,

and whispers to
Me,

“Why don’t the fields just rest, for
I am willing to do
Everything

to help them
grow?”

Rest, my dears, in
Prayer.

St. Catherine of Siena. “Rest in Prayer.” From Love Poems From God by Daniel Ladinsky.

“Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves so, if we are lost, we can find our way back to our center.”

Wayne Muller. From Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives.