Pursuing Otium Sanctum

Enjoying God & His Word Through the Practice of Holy Leisure

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Welcome!

Are you longing to find rest for your soul?

Then you're in the right place!

I’m Cara - a Christ-follower, grace-clinger, and a joy-seeker.

I'm also a wife, mom, writer, and business owner. Some days the demands of life can rob my joy, consume my thoughts, and steal my peace.

I found a gem of a Latin phrase that encompassed my heart's longing for true rest: it was otium sanctum which means, ‘holy leisure.'

Holy leisure is just what it sounds like: an invitation to slow down and find enjoyment in the presence of God.

I hope you'll join me as we seek to find HIM the rest our parched souls are longing for!

Cara

Otium Sanctum

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The practice of enjoying God by seeing his beauty, goodness, and grace through the study of his Word, whereby we find rest for our thirsty souls.

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My Blog Posts

Keep an Untroubled Heart Because You Know the Way

When Elisabeth Elliot first learned that her husband, Jim, had gone missing among the Auca Indians in the Ecuadorian jungle, the Lord brought Isaiah 43:2 to mind. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.”...

By Crook or By Hook, Our Shepherd is the Good One

On the evening of February 28, 1909, a passenger train climbed a mountain slope through Shiokari Pass in Japan. Inexplicably, the last carriage car came uncoupled from the train and began to slide back down the hill. Inside, the passengers panicked as the car picked up speed....

Behind the Open Door: Access to the Only True Celebrity

For my twelfth birthday, my Mom took me to see my childhood idol, Amy Grant, in concert. To say I was a fan would be an understatement. I had all of her records and tapes and spent untold hours memorizing every word of her songs. Having never been to a concert before, I asked...

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