Little Sabbaths

When was the last time you had a Little Sabbath?

If you’re waiting for the perfect Friday night at Sundown or Sunday morning–you’re waiting too long.

Little Sabbaths come about several times a day but like the threads of THE BACK; the UNDERNEATH side of a Tapestry we seldom notice.

Was it when someone smiled at you from across the room?

Was it when someone held the door open for you and let you in the Starbucks line before them?

Was it when you cut someone off in traffic and they actually smiled and waved at you?

Was it when someone put some extra change in your parking meter before you got a certain ticket?

Was it when you were eating breakfast and someone picked up your bill?

Was it when you came up short at the check out counter and someone put down their credit card for you?

Little Sabbaths happen several times a day but like the threads of THE BACK; the UNDERNEATH side of a Tapestry we seldom notice.

Was it when you anonymously sent a gift card in the mail, JUST BECAUSE?

Was it when you dropped off a meal or a nice dessert without warning to a busy family?

Was it when you celebrated Christmas a month before or better still two months afterwards?

Was it when you PURPOSELY overtipped a tired, overworked waitress?

Was it when you raked leaves or shoveled snow for a neighbor before they got home?

Was it when gave more than your pocket change to someone by the roadside asking for money?

Little Sabbaths are a lot like the Backs, the Underneaths of a Tapestry:

Loose ends, dangling strings, jumbled, tumbled up knots–all seemingly

M E A N I N G L E S

when you just look at the back

H A R R O W I N G

when you just look at the Underneath

because there’s no seeming reason, purpose, meaning for any of the brilliant or even dark colors or golden strands running aimlessly amok.

LITTLE SABBATHS

assure that every dangling string, loose end, tangled knots of the woven tapestry is connect, whether we can see the connections or not. The interconnected web of life, of which we are a part is, both complex and full of wonder:

LITTLE SABBATHS

We’re just not the back of a Tapestry with all of it’s loose ends. . .

We are indeed, the front of the Tapestry,

Especially with all of those dangling loose ends having distinct, absolute SIGNIFICANCE.

GET W O V E N. . .

and find the greatest LITTLE SABBATH of all is that you’ve never NOT been a part of the Tapestry!