The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan
Week 6: Chapter 5 — Paying Attention: The Sabbath Practice of Seeing
Read Chapter 5 of The Rest of God. Primary Scripture: Psalm 19:1-4; Luke 12:22-31.
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One of Buchanan's most beautiful arguments is that Sabbath trains us to see — to pay attention to what is already there but perpetually overlooked in our hurry. Come to this week's discussion ready to talk about what you have been missing.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Buchanan argues that busyness makes us functionally blind — we stop noticing the world, the people around us, and God's fingerprints on ordinary life. Does this resonate with you? What is the last thing you noticed — truly noticed — as beautiful or remarkable?
2.He connects the Sabbath practice of stopping to a renewed capacity for wonder. What is the relationship, in his argument, between ceasing to work and learning to see again?
3.Psalm 19 declares that the heavens 'pour forth speech' and the skies 'display knowledge' — but this display is easy to miss. How does the pace of your average day affect your ability to receive what creation is always broadcasting?