"If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the kingdom. If you do not observe the sabbath as a sabbath you will not see the Father." (27 Thomas)

Every seventh day comes the sabbath, set aside for rest, thankfulness, and renewal.

We are encouraged periodically to fast, to put aside our constant consuming.

The emphasis is not on the ritual of fasting or sabbath. We are to observe the sabbath as sabbath. We are to sabbathize the sabbath in the words of one scholar. We are not just to forsake food, we are to fast from the world.

God often comes to us. From time to time, we are to go to God, in God's place, in God's way.

Rather than consume we are invited to join with God in co-creation.