Repouso e férias
Deus criou o descanso como parte da vida. O sábado, o repouso e até as férias refletem a confiança de que Deus sustenta todas as coisas — mesmo quando paramos.
O descanso como ordenança
Deus descansou no sétimo dia e nos convidou a fazer o mesmo. O descanso sabático é um presente de Deus para restauração do corpo e da alma.
9 Therfor the sabat is left to the puple of God.10 For he that is entrid in to his reste, restide of hise werkis, as also God of hise.
13 If thou turnest awei thi foot fro the sabat, to do thi wille in myn hooli dai, and clepist the sabat delicat, and hooli, the gloriouse of the Lord, and glorifiest him, while thou doist not thi weies, and thi wille is not foundun, that thou speke a word;14 thanne thou schalt delite on the Lord, and Y schal reise thee on the hiynesse of erthe, and Y schal fede thee with the eritage of Jacob, thi fadir; for whi the mouth of the Lord spak.
31 Therfor whether ye eten, or drynken, or don ony other thing, do ye alle thingis in to the glorie of God.
Sono e paz
Ditar-se em paz e dormir tranquilamente é bênção do Senhor. Quem confia nele dorme sem medo e acorda renovado.
8 Thei ben multiplied of the fruit of whete, and of wyn; and of her oile.
5 With my vois Y criede to the Lord; and he herde me fro his hooli hil.
2 For thou schalt ete the trauels of thin hondis; thou art blessid, and it schal be wel to thee.
5 For thou, Lord, hast delitid me in thi makyng; and Y schal make ful out ioye in the werkis of thin hondis.
24 If thou schalt slepe, thou schalt not drede; thou schalt reste, and thi sleep schal be soft.
12 Also anothir sijknesse is ful yuel, which Y siy vndur the sunne; richessis ben kept in to the yuel of her lord.
Descanso e segurança
No repouso, encontramos segurança. Deus guarda os justos, e mesmo no silêncio da noite, sua paz nos protege e restaura.
18 And thou schalt haue trist, while hope schal be set forth to thee; and thou biried schalt slepe sikurli.19 Thou schalt reste, and noon schal be that schal make thee aferd; and ful many men schulen biseche thi face.
2 Pees come, reste he in his bed, that yede in his dressyng.