"Our word 'vacation' comes from an interesting Latin verb that means to be idle, empty, free, or unoccupied. This gives occasion to consider an important question: why do we go 'on vacation' anyway?
"Vacations reasonably can have various purposes. But a line in the forty-sixth Psalm can point to the deeper potential of our vacations. In the Latin it says, 'vacate et videte.' These are plural imperatives, and so can be translated 'Be still (or unoccupied, or idle), and see. . . .'This is a remarkable directive."
In a recent commentary, writer John Cuddeback reflected on the importance of rest and quiet and on how we can enrich our vacation experience.
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LifeCraft: Vacation for the Sake of Vision (21 JUN 23)
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