Rooted in rest: he gives sleep to his beloved…

Healthy plants need healthy roots. Roots give stability, they take up the nutrients that are needed for growth, and they seek out hydration for the desert times.

To be healthy as Christians, we need to be rooted – searching out those things that will sustain us for the long haul, going deep into those things that will give us stability. 

In this month's Encounter Day, Gill will be helping us to reflect on what it means to be rooted in rest.

Gill writes...

"In his book, ‘Sabbath’, Wayne Muller writes, ‘Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the compass points that would show us where to go, we bypass the nourishment that would give us succour. We miss the quiet that would give us wisdom. We miss the joy and love born of effortless delight.’ 

I have come to look on rest as a vital part…