Description 

Synopsis:

• Neither Scripture meditation nor prayer was among the answers given by people interviewed on a busy city street when asked how they relax or reenergize.
• Life’s tensions and the need to slow down are felt in this fast-paced documentary, which demonstrates intense city life.
• Sleeping, walking, skateboarding, shopping, entertainment, reading, exercising, yoga, breathing techniques, drinking scotch, and spending time in a garden to re-orientate with the earth are among the ways that people re-energize.
• On guy refocuses through the discipline of the martial arts, another prepares a new home for his pet rat.
• Not surprising, some are too busy to spend time on themselves or bother with refocusing their energy.

• Sea of humanity hurrying nowhere with the harsh sounds of traffic horns is how the video ends.
• “Slow Down” is one of several text messages interspersed throughout video—to offer a breather from the fast-paced life.
• Rapid movements, use of split screens, imagery of clocks ticking, and jarring music contribute to the pulsating feeling that everyone is on a treadmill.

Application:

• Rest is a needed part of human life.
• Do people understand why they are working so hard?
• People can mistake escapism for refocusing. .

Suggested Uses:

Sermon starter on praying and meditating

Sermon starter on rest—what is it?

Biblical Reference:

Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.