One Jewish tradition
suggests that God,
on the seventh day,
didn't collapse of exhaustion
and say, "That's it;
six days and I need a break,"
but rather,
on the seventh day,
still generative, still spinning forth,
created

tranquility,

serenity,

peace

and repose.

Having finished with space
God turned God's attention to time,
and wove an atmosphere
of healing stillness.

God brought forth rest.

Our work is not finished
until we embrace the sanctity
of time unspent,
unmeasured,
unweighed.

Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.