The Sabbath is a time when we inhabit ourselves this way. This may be the real reason so few Christians or Jews observe the Sabbath anymore. Work, commerce, and our usual frantic rush of activities are all devices we use to distract ourselves from ourselves, to keep from looking at who we are, to keep us from fully inhabiting our lives. Perhaps the real reason more of us don’t observe a Sabbath is not because it’s inconvenient—not because we are spiritually lazy—but rather because we are afraid. We are afraid of reflection because we are afraid of ourselves. We are afraid that if we ever
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