| 137 - The Lost Art of Sabbath |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Wednesday, December 10 2008 12:20 |
Adapted from Spiritual Disciplines for Men (Moody Publishing) Patrick Morley's new book to be released February, 2007John glanced at his watch. This meeting is running a lot longer than I expected. I’ve got to go. How on earth am I going to finish everything? Finally, it was over. “Your wife is on line two,” his assistant reported as he rushed past. “Hi, what do you want,” he said quickly as he picked up the phone. “Just wondered if you’ll be home for dinner.” “Doesn’t look like it,” he said. “But that’s a whole week now. The kids are starting to forget what you look like.” “I’ve gotta go.” John checked his email. Two messages from operations—requests for more information. Why can’t people figure out anything without my help? John is sailing into dangerous water. Let’s coin a new term: he’s suffering from what we might call rest-interval dysfunction. His life is out of balance, and he needs to take a break. He needs a Sabbath.
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