Do you hear the tragedy in Ezekiel’s words? God’s people hadn’t shown up for their Thanksgiving Dinner. “I gave them my Sabbaths … and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.” They skipped Sabbath rest, and as they let go of the ritual of rest, they forgot what they most needed to remember, and let go of all that they most needed to grasp. They let go of God. Curses, pain, and exile ensued.
