Scripture:

Exodus 16:21-30
Matthew 6:25-33

Meditation:

If you listen,
Listen.
If you listen you will hear
Sabbath descend from her distant place,
Gently clearing the air
Of the steady buzz of the mundane,
Gently inviting you to stillness,
Gently preparing the space
For the arrival of holiness.
If you listen,
Listen.
If you listen you will hear
The arrival of luminous wonder,
A radiance of glory that touches your heart,
So that love pulses through your veins.
The gates of your soul burst open,
You run through them, skipping, singing.

(adapted from “Come, Beloved” by Alden Solovy in This Grateful Heart, 2017)

PRAYER:

O God, in a moment of silence I sit before you,
May this Sabbath whisper those things which offer healing and hope. Amen.