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Does anyone else feel exhausted by the constant pressure to be "on" all the time?
We talk about living in a 24/7 world as if that's an achievement.
But what if 24/7 isn't the way we're supposed to live?
The opening chapter of Genesis describes a different rhythm altogether. Day and night. Evening and morning. Work and rest. Six days and then Sabbath.
Boundaries.
Limits.
Breathing room.
Lately, I've been wondering if some of what we're experiencing as a culture is rooted in forgetting that rhythm.
We scroll endlessly. We consume constantly. We are connected all the time and yet somehow often feel disconnected from ourselves, from one another, and from God.
Many of us know the feeling Bilbo Baggins described when he said he felt "like butter spread over too much bread."
We feel thin.
Scattered.
Fragmented.
And somewhere beneath all the noise is a nagging suspicion that we were made for more than this.
That word "made" is important.
Because if you were made, then you have a Maker.
And if you have a Maker, then perhaps your life is not an accident. Perhaps your value is not determined by your productivity. Perhaps your worth is not something you have to earn.
Perhaps there is a reason that so many of us are longing for meaning, purpose, belonging, rest, and a life that feels whole again.
This Sunday, on Trinity Sunday, we'll begin at the beginning—with the opening words of Genesis—and explore what they might have to say to a world that is tired, distracted, hurried, and hungry for something more.
I hope you'll join us.
Grace and Peace,
Tom
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