Words to Sabbath By

(I don't know if you can even use Sabbath as a verb.)  After 14 weeks of blogging every Sunday (and I'm proud of myself for that discipline!) I'm ready to rest a week from the active thinking and questioning, and the lectionary has a great reading for it today. From Isaiah 55:8-13:

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 

neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven

and do not return there but water the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;

it shall not return to me empty,

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

For you shall go out in joy

and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you

shall break forth into singing,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;

and it shall make a name for the LORD,

an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

My thoughts are often confused, and full of questions, but God's are certain; I struggle in myself, but God's way is purposeful, joyful, and peaceful. Good words to rest in; happy Sabbath, all.

Myrtle Bush