Being "in the desert" is a well-known Christian-life metaphor for going through a hard time. A dry time. A lonely time. A time where God seems distant. I find it interesting then, that the Hebrew word for desert, מדבר (pronounced midbâr) has the implied/understood meaning of being "the place of speech" and "where God dwells."
Interesting - especially looking at the desert in Scripture: it's where Moses was led to encounter God, and where he received his divine direction and mission to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt. It's the place where Moses was instructed to lead Israel when they left Egypt. Where the Torah (God's law) was given. (Exodus 2,3,19,20.) Where Elijah the prophet met the God of the universe, not in a firestorm, a mighty rushing wind, or an earthquake, but in the sheer silence (1Kings 19:12)
You may be wondering: "What does this have to do with the Sabbath?" I believe that it has everything to do with it - because the living out of the Sabbath requires that we hear from God how it is we're to order our days... and, to do so means getting to a spot, where we're open to God, & where we're not bombarded with noise (both audio & visual.)
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The Nooma Video "NOISE" by Rob Bell was used as a visual/sonic illustration
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