Kate Dahlin

When the Lion Inside You Feels Quiet: Faith in a Hard Season

“Come on my soul, don’t you get shy on me… there is a lion inside of these lungs.” Those words have been echoing in my spirit lately—especially in a season where life feels anything but loud with praise. Because if I’m honest, this has been hard. Losing jobs, or people, or sustaining injuries of the heart or body is more than just finances or a bum knee....

When the Lion Inside You Feels Quiet: Faith in a Hard Season “Come on my soul, don’t you get shy on me… there is a lion inside of these lungs.” Those words have been echoing in my spirit lately—especially in a season where life feels anything but loud with p…

It’s true—of all the commandments, “remember the Sabbath and keep it holy” might be the one modern life has quietly erased.

We don’t reject it outright—we just… ignore it.

In a world that praises hustle, rewards busyness, and keeps us constantly connected, a full day of rest feels almost rebellious. Phones buzz, emails pile up, kids have activities, and productivity never really turns off. Even on our “days off,” we’re catching up, cleaning up, or planning ahead.

But the Sabbath was never just about going to church or checking a spiritual box. It was about stopping. Fully. Intentionally. Trusting that the world keeps turning even when we pause—that our worth isn’t tied to what we produce.

And maybe that’s exactly why it’s the most broken commandment—because it directly challenges the way we live now.

If we’re being honest, even within faith spaces, we’ve drifted. Church leaders—often with the best intentions—can unintentionally become part of the pressure. Full calendars, packed Sundays, constant serving, endless programming… it can turn what was meant to be a day of rest into just another kind of work.

When “Sabbath” becomes performance, obligation, or burnout in disguise, we’ve missed it.

We’ve normalized exhaustion.
We’ve spiritualized overcommitment.
We’ve made rest feel like something you have to earn—even from God.

But a true Sabbath says the opposite.

It says:
You are allowed to stop.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to just be.

Imagine what would shift—in our homes, our health, our relationships—if we actually honored one full day each week as sacred again. Not rushed, not scheduled to the brim, not half-working in the background. Just… rest.

Not because everything is done.
But because rest itself is holy.

Maybe the question isn’t whether society has moved past the Sabbath.

Maybe it’s whether we need the courage to reclaim it—even from the systems, expectations, and yes, sometimes even the leadership structures that have forgotten what it was meant to be.

Monday this week the kids were “off” and we took a true Sabbath! It was a reminder we have drifted away from this practice a bit and this Year we are going to bring it back!!

stressing over the new year!

hello people around the world, this is Ace, Kate Dahlin's daughter. Today I am going to talk about the stress we have some times when it is the new season, like 2026 and we just want to get everything done on time so that we are ready for the week, month, or just the new year. I’m twelve, so people expect me to decide stuff - not like I’m a grown-up but still lots more than 1927 or something....

stressing over the new year! hello people around the world, this is Ace, Kate Dahlin’s daughter. Today I am going to talk about the stress we have some times when it is the new season, like 2026 and we just want to get e…