Originally published: April 24 on The Compass There is a sacred art to doing nothing.
Not out of laziness. Not because we’ve run out of ideas. But because the soul was never designed to run without rest.
There is a kind of inner work that only happens when outer work is paused. The problem is: most of us don’t pause. We collapse. And that’s not the same.
Collapsing is what happens when exhaustion outruns presence. Stillness, by contrast, is chosen. It is spacious. It breathes.
The ancient rhythms of Christian formation included sabbath, silence, and retreat—not as luxury, but as necessity. Not to escape the world, but to reenter it rightly.
If you are carrying more than you were meant to carry—if your worth has become tangled with your productivity—here’s your gentle reminder:
Doing nothing might be the holiest thing you do today.
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