I don’t keep the Sabbath well. In fact, after church is done it’s just another day. It’s been bothering me for a while. Not just because it’s a commandment, just because…..well…in my gut it just makes sense to slow down and remind myself about what’s important.
At church today the sermon was on keeping the Sabbath day holy. It was a great sermon that touched on many of the original meanings of Sabbath and the traditions. As a Protestant we’re freed from the rigid ways of the orthodox religions – sticking to Saturday, no making fires, etc. But that’s not what really interests me right now. What interests me is my perfect Sabbath day today.
I took the minister’s words to heart, along with one of my favorite Martin Luther quotes: “How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.†So I decided to start today.
It kind of helped that the day started with the church choir singing beautifully, and I got to play a new Bach organ prelude that I really enjoy. But then I decided not to work. I went to a friends house for several hours and just talked with them. Then had dinner with my family, then watched the sunset with my mother.
I know it might not sound like much. But it was the perfect sabbath. I like the change.