This week, Dennis Allan explores the way that practicing Sabbath is a form of active resistance against dehumanizing systems and structures. We're immersed in a culture that values productivity, efficiency, and seems to reward exhaustion, almost like it's a badge of honor. We're told time is money, encouraged to have side hustles, and implored to always remain engaged. Even in times marked by great evil and injustice, figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer teach us that the spiritual practices, things like prayer, Scripture reading, and Sabbath are necessary. If we refuse to rest, if we refuse to practice God's good gift of rest, we're likely to burn out. Jesus, Himself, affirms the goodness and necessity of the Sabbath, and the pattern of Creation teaches us that all of our labor is meant to be an outgrowth of our rest.