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One Sabbath he was going through the
cornfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of
grain. The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful
on the Sabbath?’ (Mark 2:23-24)
Walk with him
Jesus is our Sabbath. He invites us to walk with him
through fields where he freely plucks heads of grain and glories in the light
of day.
He does not rush. No anxiety moves him, no self-conscious
worries about the objections of others.
Leisure marks his movements, as if he has all the time
in the world to savor the warmth of day, the goodness of the growing earth, the
fullness of all it produces. His heart smiles and gives silent glory to the
Creator Source whose love is present in all that surrounds him in this moment.
He invites us to walk beside him and live this way. To
breathe. To know. To savor every ounce of goodness. To see the earth as a holy
gift, a sacrament of divine grace, a gift from the Holy One he knows as loving
Father.
It is all for you. All that is, everything is given … that you may know … and that in knowing you
may be moved to praise, reverence and serve the One who is Abundant Love, this
Father, this Mystery Jesus knows as he walks the fields and feels the gift of
it all.
Walk with him today, though the cold is bitter on this
January morning. See yourself, feel yourself there … with him.
Being with him is Sabbath, rest for the mind, peace
for the soul, warmth winter winds cannot chill.
Pr.
David L. Miller
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