Importance: 10%
The Big Idea
Modern humans have a strange relationship with rest and taking a break. In generations past rest used to be force by things like winter, darkness, even large scale societal shutdown for Sundays and Holidays. But ever since the Industrial Revolution, the competing value of “time is money” and all its eventual permutations has warped our understanding of human purpose and the place of rest in our lives.
This is especially true for people employed within teaching and ministry.
Hard demands Unpredictable schedule Messiness of human needs and care
Two pitfalls Over work and refuse to take off
Underwork or letting things slide
Not meant to be terenized by the clock
The idea of faithfulness to daily tasks vs the teireny of tiny tasks
Work was meant for caring and tending
But sin makes it toilsome
Want to move to salary vs hourly Better faithfulness to taking care of people