Once again, I faced the reality that the rest of the world does NOT practice the Sabbath, especially when I do.  There were events that took place as the academic year for our son Joshua draws to a close and I wanted to finish a few things before taking Sabbath so I started at 5:30pm, instead of my usual 3:00pm this week.  Then, on Tuesday I again had a pre-scheduled meeting before I had planned to practice the Sabbath and worked for an hour.  I think I got it out of my system now though, as going forward there aren’t any pre-scheduled meetings on my calendar.

One of my clients with about ten people whose schedules needed to sync-up desired to meet on Tuesday during my Sabbath.  I politely explained that due to my Sabbath that I would prefer to meet on a different day and thankfully they agreed and found a new date that most could attend.  It was a great meeting and I felt blessed to be able to stand firm on the Sabbath.

This week was difficult. I would say that God’s nearness was mostly felt in trying to spend time in Solitude with the LORD.  This continues to be a struggle for me as all sorts of thoughts come flooding in the quiet.  I hope to get better.