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Orlando, FL 32801

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Weekday School is a Christian preschool serving children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years.  Our school is known for its committed teaching staff, play-based learning environment, and personalized focus on each child. Small class sizes and a strong network of parent volunteers ensure that the Weekday School is an ideal place for young children to grow and learn.

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faith and family | march/april 2020

Vicki Rutledge

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30

As I sit here typing, I feel tired! Daylight savings is getting the best of our household so what a gift to open chapter eleven of Liturgy of the Ordinary and see this message on Sleep. Tish Warren shares that approximately ⅓ of our lives are spent sleeping and reveals four key points that our sleep habits expose about each of us.

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  • Our Loves

    • We give up sleep for our children (lots of it), for date nights with our spouse, to reconnect with family and friends. We gladly do this for people we love or objects of importance.

    • Warren asks us to also examine the items we may stay up late for that have become idols in our life, such as social media, Netflix, or our inboxes. She writes that though we may be unaware, prioritizing these practices can hinder the things that we love most.

  • What we Trust

    • Many of us lie in bed each night worrying… It is hard not too with the craziness in today’s world. We fret over jobs and money, our health, our kids and their friends, schooling and athletics.

    • Warren writes, “It is God who watches over our city and who ultimately determines our safety. God has called us his beloved and He is faithful to provide for and protect his people, so we can savor His good gift of rest.” AMEN!

  • Our Limits

    • We need to sleep in order to learn, keep ourselves safe, and be productive. Lack of sleep exposes our weaknesses and also reminds us that we cannot live solely off of caffeine! :)

    • Warren encourages us to have hope. God is the only one who never slumbers or sleeps. (See Psalm 121:3)

  • Our Ultimate Limit

    • Sleeping reminds us of our mortality. Throughout the Bible, sleep and death are used interchangeably. Waking to the fear of death provides us an opportunity to rely on God’s grace, focus our eyes on the Cross, and look forward to the hope of Heaven.

    • Warrens reminds us that in a place of weakness we can learn to rest in the omnipotence of Christ embracing the beauty that all of our days are hidden in Him. Psalm 3:5 says “I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me.”

Sleep is learned through practice! Just as babies learn to walk, resting takes time and repetition. Warren writes, “through these collective years of rest, God is at work in us and in the world redeeming, healing, and giving grace. Each night when we yield to sleep, we practice letting go of our reliance on self-effort and abide in the good grace of our Creator. Thus embracing sleep is not only a confession of our limits; it is also a joyful confession of God’s limitless care for us.”

NOW WHAT?!

Try practicing a Sabbath day with your household. Set this day apart as holy and spend this time in rest (not only physical rest but holistic as well). This can include anything that rejuvenates you.. napping, a long leisurely walk, cooking a delicious meal as a family, reading, etc…

Addy Kirven, WDS Advisory Board Chair