The sabbath rest of God signifies the complete reversion of created beings to God. It is then that God suspends in created beings the operation of their natural energy by inexpressibly activating in them His divine energy. It is by virtue of this natural energy that each created being naturally acts; and God suspends its operation in each created being to the degree to which that being participates in His divine energy and so establishes its own natural energy within God Himself. (Saint Maximos the Confessor)

The energy I bring to any task may be inspired by God or motivated by my desire for God; but while I seek to remain in control it will be entirely different from the energy of God.

There is immense value in a disciplined detachment from self and, as much as possible, a complete opening to God.

Even if this giving away of control might only happen every seventh day - or seventieth day - our natural energy can incrementally be joined with that of God.