I’ve been wondering why the Bible suggests so often that we rest.  I thought the American work ethic wants us to be productive every living minute, to be accomplishing things:  shopping, running, exercising, cleaning, redecorating, planning, interacting, serving, and all the other “-ings” we are advised to be doing every livelong minute.

Then Jeremiah asserts this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is,…..

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