Quotes about Pause

Time for a little something.

Sabbath is not simply the pause that refreshes. It is the pause that transforms. Whereas Israelites are always tempted to acquisitiveness, Sabbath is an invitation to receptivity, an acknowledgment that what is needed is given and need not be seized.

Even in the wilderness with scarce resources, God mandates a pause for Sabbath for the community:

Any man can call time out, but no man can say how long the time out will be.

While we are on the go, we need to stop between steps, to refocus on the Word and the will of God

To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God's responses.

The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on it