Take a time out

Today I'm not going to talk so much about the readings as about the fact that taking a Sabbath rest is okay.  It doesn't even necessarily have to be on Sunday.  Just because we are no longer living under the old covenant, but the new, doesn't mean that we have to forget everything that came with the old.  Jesus often took time to step aside and rest and pray.  In today's culture, it's easy to feel like we have to be go, go, go all the time.  Resist the pressure!  (I'm speaking to myself here as well.)  Life will go on even when we aren't at the helm, so to speak, although it is tempting to want to be 'in control' all the time.  It's totally not worth it, though.  If we take the time to recharge, whatever we offer to society will be that much better for having a clearer head and more focused heart.