Do we think that way? Or is our vacation and time off simply time to do what we feel like doing? An opportunity for simply following our passions instead of the One who endured the Passion? Do we think about leisure in the way that the great philosopher Josef Pieper thought about it? Not merely as “not working” but as truly engaging reality and the Source of reality? Do we think about the peak leisure experience as worship of God?
I confess I don’t always do so. That may be why I’m one who has said, “I need a vacation!” immediately after a vacation. Given that St. Benedict’s feast day is coming up on July 11, I’m trying to cultivate a Benedictine spirit this summer.
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