Remember the Sabbath: A Note on the Exercises | p. 1 |
Rest | |
Rest for the Weary: Lighting Sabbath Candles | p. 17 |
The Joy of Rest: Creating Time and Space | p. 23 |
Legalism and the Dreary Sabbath: A Sabbath Meal | p. 29 |
A New Beginning: Begin Again | p. 35 |
It is Good: Blessing | p. 40 |
Fear of Rest: Silence | p. 48 |
Dormancy: The Sabbath Box | p. 57 |
Rhythm | |
The Rhythm of Creation: The Sabbath Walk | p. 65 |
Inner Music: The Cadence of Breath | p. 71 |
Hurtling Toward the Eschaton: Nature | p. 76 |
Let It Be: Prayer | p. 82 |
The Book of Hours: Lectio Divina | p. 88 |
Time | |
A Life Well Lived: Play | p. 97 |
Seize the Day: Altar | p. 103 |
Why Time is Not Money: Reciting Our Precepts | p. 108 |
A Deeper Wealth: The Wealth of Companionship | p. 114 |
Happiness | |
The Pursuit of Happiness: Gratefulness | p. 123 |
The Gospel of Consumption: Happiness for Free | p. 129 |
Selling Unhappiness: Morning Rituals | p. 134 |
The Tyranny of Choice: Stopping to Rest | p. 140 |
Sensuality and Delight: Take Off Your Shoes | p. 147 |
Wisdom | |
Doing Good Badly: Patience | p. 157 |
Be Still and Know: Sleeping on It | p. 165 |
Nobody Special: Humility | p. 172 |
Being Sabbath: Thinning | p. 179 |
Beginner's Mind: Cleansing | p. 186 |
Consecration | |
Mindfulness and Holiness: Confession | p. 195 |
The Way of Enough: A Place at the Table | p. 200 |
Ownership: Giveaway | p. 204 |
Breaking the Trance | p. 209 |
A Sabbath Day | |
Evening | p. 217 |
Morning | p. 222 |
Afternoon | p. 226 |
Leaving Sabbath Time | p. 230 |
Sources and Permissions | p. 233 |
Acknowledgments | p. 237 |
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