Adele Calhoun writes about 62 spiritual disciplines in her book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook.
Disciplines #1 – #6 relate to the general idea of WORSHIP.
Here’s discipline #5 – Sabbath. Sabbath is most simply the practice of setting apart “one day a week for rest and worship of God.” The Jews were commanded to practice Sabbath (Ex. 20:8-10). Jesus affirmed our need for Sabbath (Mk. 2:27). And life with God is, in general, described as a Sabbath (Heb. 4:1-11). It is a time when we focus on being rather than on doing.
The practice includes the following: setting aside time for intimacy with God and others you love; resting in God; practicing restful activities such as taking walks, having a picnic, taking a nap, visiting someone you care for, playing games with your kids, etc.; letting go of the things that stress you for twenty-four hours; and not developing a to-do list.
Practicing a Sabbath will bring freedom from your addiction to busyness, help you acknowledge your human limits and live within them, honor the way God created you by living a healthy and intentionally rested life; and trust God for all that you’re not doing and taking care of during your Sabbath.
