In her book “Leaving Church”, the Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor writes, “Stop for one whole day every week, and you will remember what it means to be created in the image of God, who rested on the seventh day. It would be a mistake to understand sabbath as simply a means to the end of becoming more useful…of doing more things…of being more productive. Sabbath is not God’s secretive and subtle way of making us better doers.”
Instead, today we are reminded that sabbath is first and foremost about who we are, and who we are becoming…It is about being…not primarily focusing on doing. We will reflect on this in worship this Sunday, and what this may mean for us . After we gather and greet one another, the children will invited to ring us into worship, with the bells. There will also be a Children’s Moment, Lisa Kurz will read our scripture passage (based in Luke 13: 10-17). The sermon is titled “The Gift and Grace of Unexpected Blessings”.
If you have been part of the St. Mark’s community for a long time, a short time, or will be joining us for the first time, we look forward to connecting with those of you here in-person or joining on the livestream.