Sunday and the Lord's Day
Story★★★• [Christians] pretend to keep a Sabbath by Sunday churchgoing, and then stuff the day
with meetings, responsibilities, committees, and concerns until it looks (and feels) tight as
a German sausage. Pastors are usually in charge of the stuffing.-Eugene Peterson1
• Sabbath-keeping gets us into step with the rhythm of the Savior.-Eugene Peterson2
• The world and the church need genuinely rested Christians: Christians who are regularly
refreshed by true Sabbath rest.-Gordon MacDonald3
• Some keep the Sabbath going to Church-/ I keep it, staying at Home-/ With a
Bobolink for a Chorister-/ And an Orchard, for a Dome.-Emily Dickinson
The point
Several writers contrast busy, stuffed Sundays with the genuine rest God intends in Sabbath-keeping.
Scripture
Exodus 20:8-10Mark 2:27Hebrews 4:9-10
Audience
Adults
Tone
Encouraging · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 100 words