“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”
Jesus interpreted the Sabbath in a way that rehumanizes people.Oppressive systems thingify people, reducing us to tools that serve their appetite & agenda.But the Sabbath reminds us that we are Gods image bearers & children
Jesus interpreted the Sabbath in a way that rehumanizes people.Oppressive systems thingify people, reducing us to tools that serve their appetite & agenda.But the Sabbath reminds us that we are Gods image bearers & children
/2 Consider the second half of Jesus statement. “Not man for the sabbath”
Jesus is saying you are reducing people to tools created to serve your religious system.
Jesus does not waste words. He is warning us that we are prone to do this in both religious and non-religious ways
Jesus is saying you are reducing people to tools created to serve your religious system.
Jesus does not waste words. He is warning us that we are prone to do this in both religious and non-religious ways
/3 Consider the long list of #churchtoo casualties. So many abuse survivors speak not only of toxic people but toxic systems and environments. They were in churches where women’s voices were sidelined. They were made to feel like things mainly there to serve male egos and lusts.
/4 In many churches, even some multicultural churches, people of color can be turned into props to make the system look more equitable and just than it really is.
If social power is not shared, the people of color can easily be “thingified” in order to cover for the system.
If social power is not shared, the people of color can easily be “thingified” in order to cover for the system.
5/ In US society, people have historically been thingified in order to serve our socio-economic system. Produce more, work harder, earn more, spend more, etc.
@Simone_Biles recently pushed back by insisting “I am more than my achievements.” US gymnastics had thingified her
@Simone_Biles recently pushed back by insisting “I am more than my achievements.” US gymnastics had thingified her
/6 On the Sabbath, God reminds us we are not tools. We are not made for any system, even the most important system. The Sabbath & every other system has been made for us to flourish…to make us more human, not less.
May you feel seen, heard, and rehumanized on the Sabbath.🙌🏾
May you feel seen, heard, and rehumanized on the Sabbath.🙌🏾
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