We read that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh because He had “finished His work.”
At some point He decided it was enough. He was finished. (And shouldn’t we do the same?)
I often picture Adam and Eve in the garden, walking around with the Lord “in the cool of the day” talking about the day’s happenings.
Maybe Eve figured out how to make a taco and she was just giddy describing it to her husband and her God.
Or maybe Adam was going on and on about seeing two otters hold hands while they napped for the first time.
And this must have been His favorite time with them, too, hearing His creation find delight in what He had made.
The Lord set the tone for this weekly gift we’re still invited to receive - rest & holy attentiveness.
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