It is one of life’s highest rewards, a source of strength and inspiration to endure tribulation, to live nobly. The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days are inspired. pg. 22
Rabbi Judah: “Life is likened unto two roads: one of fire and one of ice. “if you walk in the one you will be burned, and if in the other, you will be frozen. What shall one do? Walk in the middle.” pg. 46
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel