Sometimes he would go away overnight or even for a few weeks at a time just to get away from the crowds and gather himself to God. More than once we read stories about Jesus sleeping in and the disciples having to wake him up. I like this Jesus and want to follow him. Every chance he got, he would enjoy a nice long meal with friends over a bottle of wine, creating space for in-depth conversations about the highs and lows of life. He would practice Sabbath on a weekly basis—an entire day set aside for nothing but rest and worship, every single week.
— John Mark Comer (b. 1980), Pastor und Bestsellerautor
Source: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Peace & Rest, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
John Mark Comer
John Mark Comer (* 1980) ist ein US-amerikanischer freikirchlicher Pastor und Autor, der die Bridgetown Church in Portland mitgründete und die Initiative „Practicing the Way“ leitet. Bekannt wurde er durch Bücher wie „Das Ende der Rastlosigkeit“, in denen er Nachfolge als praktische Einübung geistlicher Disziplinen wie Sabbatruhe, Stille und Entschleunigung beschreibt. Für heutige Bibelleser macht er klassische Formen christlicher Spiritualität alltagsnah zugänglich, stößt jedoch in konservativ-evangelikalen Kreisen wegen seiner Nähe zu kontemplativen Traditionen und der Schwerpunktsetzung auf Praktiken statt Dogmatik auch auf Kritik.
All quotes by John Mark Comer (428)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo