We Need To Take Back Sunday

When I was a kid, Sunday was family day.  We would go see our grandparents. Because is was Sunday, and Sunday was family day, our cousins and uncles and aunts would be there as well.  Family time!

Stores were closed so shopping was out of the question.  The visiting was anticipated so the chores that needed to be done, laundry, ironing, grabbing a gallon (or 4) of milk, going to the dry cleaners, etc. all needed to be done before Sunday.  Sunday was not a day of work, it was a day of relaxation.

I miss that~

Sunday now, seems to be just another day.  The kids who play sports often have a game on Sunday (must to my dismay).  The stores are open and so the planning that went into getting things done by Saturday is gone.  "There's always tomorrow."

We're busy, busy people.

I don't really think it needs to be this way.  I think we need to bring back Sunday as a day of true relaxation.   Close the stores so the owners and employees can be with their families.  Close the restaurants and cook together!

There are those who would argue that to close on Sunday means the loss of income to the shop and restaurant owners.  I would argue that if we do as God commanded and keep the Sabbath holy by getting to Mass and spending Sunday relaxing, rather than making it just one more day, that things would be a whole lot better.

Ask the owners of Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A about profits and being closed on Sunday.  I think they would tell you they're doing just fine!  They have been in business since the 40's for Chick-fil-A and the 70's for Hobby Lobby.  Sunday for them, is a day off.   Thus, they and their employees get a well deserved break and can go back to work refreshed.

The roads around our house have been under construction for over two years.  They crews work 7 days a week.  Trying to get the job done is the goal.  I get it.  But my mom had a conversation with one of the crew and he told her he was praying for rain.  A good hard rain would mean he could go home and have a day off.  He was so tired.

How do you get a good days work out of someone who never has an opportunity to do nothing for a little while?

So I put forth a cry for the return to sanity.  God knew what He was doing by requiring us to keep holy the Sabbath.  It wasn't a suggestion, it was a command.

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