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Summer is here in the US, a season many of us We rarely stop and think about familiar words like vacation and recreation. Vacation is when we “vacate” to somewhere new. \u00a0Recreation is a time for God to “re-create” and replenish us from that which Selah is a musical term that we see throughout the Sabbatical, on the other hand, comes from the Look at Michael Jackson, whose life and death Many of the reports on his life and last days In my first pastorate, I asked for a one year It is summertime. Even though many of us cannot take <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer is here in the US, a season many of us long for. I love being outdoors in warm weather, especially being from the east coast where we only get two very hot months. It’s the time when I plan my vacation and recreation.\u00a0 We rarely stop and think about familiar words like vacation and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-growth"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nlong for. I love being outdoors in warm weather, especially being from the east coast where we only get two very hot months. It’s the time when I plan my vacation and
\nrecreation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhas been poured out.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOld Testament psalms more than seventy times (remember the psalms were actually
\nsongs written, mostly by David who accompanied many of them on his harp.) Selah
\nis not to be spoken, nor is a note to be played. Instead, when a Selah came,
\nthe music was supposed to stop; a rest period in the midst of a beautiful melody.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nword Sabbath, when God, who created Heaven and earth, actually stepped back,
\nrested and stopped. Unfortunately, many of us do not know how to rest nor stop.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhas filled our television-screens and our hearts over the past weeks. I grew up
\nwith Michael’s music. He, being only a year younger than me, felt like my
\nteenage friend when he was with the Jackson Five.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhave highlighted that he was not comfortable in his own skin and that he
\ncouldn’t sleep nor rest without medication. What a tragedy that one who
\ntriumphed in his musical ability was unable to rest long enough to enjoy the life
\nthat he lived or the music he played.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsabbatical to honor the contract we agreed upon. Many leaders from around the
\nworld called and told me that if I took a sabbatical I would lose my church. I
\ntold them if I didn’t take a break, I’d lose myself, and that was far worse
\nbecause then both the church and me would be gone. I successfully took the
\nsabbatical and now grants are given all over the country for clergy
\nsabbaticals. Rest did not result in ruin.<\/span><\/p>\n
\na year or even a month long sabbatical, we can use this time to re-group, re-prioritize and refresh – becoming more comfortable in the skin we’re in and honoring God in the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n