The process of establishing ourselves in a habitual state of compassionate love takes place in the context of countless failure to be compassionate. But this proves to be no hindrance as long as we commit ourselves to being compassionate toward ourselve in our failings to be compassionate. Even our failures to be compassionate prove to be but new opportunities . . . This process of yielding to compassionate love unfolds and deepens over a lifetime of learning that when all is said and done, love is the playing field where we most truly meet ourselves and others as we really are, precious in our collective frailty.
~ from THE CONTEMPLATIVE HEART by James Finley, thanks to Liz Stewart
Sabbath time is a time when we turn our attention to what is holy, to what is sacred, to what is important. It's a time when we allow the clamor of the world to fall away and we listen for the still, small voice of God. It's a time when we allow ourselves to be embraced by the love of God, to rest in that love, and to be renewed and refreshed by it.
