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Post by hostaddict on Sept 6, 2020 16:57:39 GMT
Not sure it's the proper place to post this. Let me have a try, please. Indeed, in reading a little some of the threads on ICF, it occurred to me may be my approaching is not a customary one. Just tell me.. Here it is:
Actually, i was wondering how much relevant it is to try and imagine in what is consisting God's rest on the 7th day, in order to conform my rest to His plan. Surely does it not imply sheer inactivity. May be meditation, contemplation?
Is, too, the parable of the unprofitable servant related to that kind of rest?
Is the stressing for the abundance of the things which we possessed the opposite of this rest?
And finally are christians supposed to stress 6 days of work, pausing one day in seven for "spiritual breath"?
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Post by assisi on Sept 9, 2020 13:30:02 GMT
Not sure it's the proper place to post this. Let me have a try, please. Indeed, in reading a little some of the threads on ICF, it occurred to me may be my approaching is not a customary one. Just tell me.. Here it is: Actually, i was wondering how much relevant it is to try and imagine in what is consisting God's rest on the 7th day, in order to conform my rest to His plan. Surely does it not imply sheer inactivity. May be meditation, contemplation? Is, too, the parable of the unprofitable servant related to that kind of rest? Is the stressing for the abundance of the things which we possessed the opposite of this rest? And finally are christians supposed to stress 6 days of work, pausing one day in seven for "spiritual breath"? I always think of Genesis 1:31 'God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good' and think that God would want us to appreciate and enjoy the world he made. From something as simple as a walk in the countryside or just enjoying being at home with family. Trouble is that today's society has many people working on Sundays or encouraged to shop. They aren't even going to Mass. I know that finding quiet time for meditation is difficult, but even reading the gospel from that Sunday's Mass is a good way to think about what is being asked of us and it can often lead us to read further passages from the Bible and explore further.
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Post by hostaddict on Sept 13, 2020 16:32:04 GMT
Thank you for your answer, assisi. Troubles, as you say, probably happen partly from people not going to Mass. For sure, Mass is a place and a time for worship, that also allow to find the true and deep rest and breathtaking of Eucharist.
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