“Sabbath,” quips Samuel Dresner, “is the great equalizer.”8 Sabbath breaks down false walls and powers and any rationale that leads to social stratification wherein one is perceived as more valuable than another. At the Sabbath, like the cross, everyone stands on equal footing and gets a break. We realize that we are all loved and embraced by the love of God as we rest in his presence. Everyone, not just the privileged, is invited into the rich feast of mercy that has been theirs since the creation of the world. A Sabbath is a weekly Jubilee during which the powerful are humbled and brought
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