“You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.” Exodus 23:12 NLT
The Bible mentions letting your ox and your donkey rest. But what about your dog? My work week is the time Famous gets to rest. On weekends when I am home, he has more activity and gets less rest! But even a man and his dog need a complete break from the weekly routine. I believe vacations can be fun and not overly stressful for either the human or the pet.
So this year our road trip will take us to sights we have never seen. Most of the fun comes from planning to stay in dog-friendly hotels and B & B’s , searching for inviting places to eat, and looking for photo opportunities. Famous travels lightly (if you do not count the twenty pounds of dog food). And he likes to sleep in the car even if I am singing along with the radio.
I find the scripture text today to be particularly interesting because it commands you to honor the Sabbath not for the benefit it gives you, but for the benefits which others receive. Often we think more about what we gain when we vary our routine, when we go on vacation, or when we attend church. Perhaps the real gift is how we are better equipped to bless others.
Teach me, Lord, to see my opportunities of rest as opportunities for blessing others.
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