After hearing an excellent sermon on Sabbath rest, I have
focused more on using Sundays not only for worship but for resting, too. Like most Americans, I work too much. There’s the fulltime job plus all the duties
involved with running a house and raising children. As God demonstrated in the book of Genesis
when He rested after creating the world and all that is in it, rest is good and
necessary. I’ve only recently begun to
appreciate it and practice it.
Today is Sunday, and observing Sabbath rest on Sunday means I have to plan ahead
to prepare for it. I can’t rest in a
mess, so the housework has to be done.
Grocery shopping and laundry have to be done. Kids have to have their showers the night
before, and church clothes laid out. An easy
lunch has to be planned. That’s as far
ahead on things as I can get. I’ll probably
still wash the car today, and cook something for the next week’s lunches. But it will be a restful day, and I’ll be the
better for it.
~GG
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