The spiritual rest, which God particularly intends in this Commandment, is this: that we not only cease from our labor and trade, but much more, that we let God alone work in us and that we do nothing of our own with all our powers.
—Martin Luther
How do you choose to set aside your own powers in hopes that something larger might work through you?
Plenty of people believe that they are granted signs by God or the universe to guide them along their path. But what if you are entirely surrounded by signs? What if every bush and street and passer-by carries meaning and significance? Everything you need to know might just be out there, hidden behind a great mass of information.
What have you experienced as a sign that guided you on your journey?
A potluck meal may be the most common form of magic. Each person brings what they personally have to offer, and everyone is fed—without planning or management, simply relying on the gathered community to be, by definition, enough.
What is your favorite thing to bring to a potluck?
“Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”
—Epicurus
What give you a sense of abundance in your enjoyment of it?
“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind.”
—C. S. Lewis
What helps you to start your day in a place of peace?
