Revelation Of Life Eternal
Author WAYNE MULLER
Publisher BANTAM
ISBN 0-553-38011-8
Subtitled “Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in our Busy Lives” this book became a best seller back in 1999 after its publication. I would like also to mention another by the same author, “A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough.” The first is a good read and worthy of a reread and the second, although not quite so helpful, nevertheless has something to say to our overwrought and busy world. Firstly we must mention that neither of these are explicitly Christian although they are written by a man who is an ordained Minister and who whilst writing the first, lived in New Mexico and subsequently moved to California because of ill health. He is also a trained therapist and pioneer of a charity called Bread for the Journey which supports those committed to the care and help for the poor and needy in their local area. Muller uses the support of the wisdom of Buddha, the Hindu sacred writings and others to bolster his unfolding of the necessity of sabbath rest for the wellbeing of man as well as Bible principles. He is not so much writing of a one day a week rest time but the principle of rest and work and work and rest and he brings so many pieces of information to bolster his argument. There is plenty to consider in these short chapters of usually about six pages followed by a page of encouragement as to the practice of rest to the soul and some techniques employed, sometimes by himself but also by others of his acquaintance. Rest, rhythm, time, wisdom, happiness, consecration and a sabbath day are the main section headings. It is a book that can help to heal, obviously grounded ultimately in the fact that God has set sabbath rest in creation although in no way does this book deal with the subject of Jesus being the sabbath of the soul. It is a book for ‘everyman’ and not for the Christian only. Many Christians would probably not be interested to read it because it is not overtly Christian, but, they would be the poorer for not doing so, in my estimation anyway. His insights have a pertinence to all people and Christians can learn from him. His aim is that we should fashion the habit of rest, making a haven of tranquility and renewal for our souls. In a time when everything is over busy and the pace frantic, where the pursuit of success leads to an absence of a proper balance between work and rest here is counsel for those who are weary. The other book I mention is really a meditation on what truly matters in life as Muller sees it and will definitely help towards living a more grace filled and gracious life.
