Exodus 23:10-12
““For six years you shall sow your land, and gather in its increase, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animals of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove. “Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your female servant, and the foreigner, may be refreshed.””
This passage is part of the 'Book of the Covenant' in Exodus, following the Ten Commandments. It outlines practical laws for the community of ancient Israel, covering both agricultural practices and daily life, establishing principles for justice and social care.
What does a rhythm of intentional pausing and redistribution ask of our busy lives and economic structures today?