Sunday, May 3, 2020

Sunday thought on the Sabbath

Thoughts on our 45 days on quarantine.

I was thinking today how is it possible that we can easily be closed on Sundays now that people are on quarantine. Why can't we do that other times? I love the idea of everything being closed on Sundays. It will give the poor workers a break. I hope business people will realize that it's important to take one day out of the week to rest. People would rather stay home, unless the stores are open. 

"We have become a world of Sabbath breakers: the beaches are crowded, the movies have their best attendance, the golf links are dotted with players… The Sabbath is a holy day to do holy things. Abstinence from work and recreation is important, but insufficient… The Sabbath calls for constructive thoughts and acts, and if we merely lounge about doing nothing on the Sabbath, we are breaking it…

"To observe the Sabbath Day, we will be on his knees in prayer, preparing lessons, studying the gospel, meditating, visiting the ill and distressed… and attending Sabbath Day meetings… But we do not go to Sabbath meetings to be entertained or even solely to be instructed: we go to worship the Lord… If the service is a failure to you, then you have failed. No one can worship for you; you must do your own waiting upon the Lord."
~ Spencer W. Kimball

Amazing quote by one of the greatest men who ever walked this earth. 

Con amor, 
Vero

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