How is the Sabbath Good for Us?

Allows time away from the stress of life

Allows us to reconnect with loved ones

Allows us to spend time with family and friends, worship together, get out in nature, share our faith, and seek God

Allows us to take our minds off of ourselves and everything life demands of us

Benefits longevity

Benefits mental health

Can help us achieve more in life

Can help us live longer

Can help us not worry about our to-do list

Can help us slow down

Can infuse us with hope and energy

Can make us happier

Can offer encouragement in times of trial

Can prevent burnout

Can set us free

Communicates our values to our family and others

Connects us to the people we love

Connects us with others and strengthens relationships

Creates an opportunity to develop and grow important relationships

Creates and strengthens family ties and friendships

Decreases the risk of coronary artery disease

Gives extra time for reflection

Gives opportunity to fully focus on relationships

Gives spiritual renewal and rejuvenation

Gives us a break away from our occupations, our worries, and our regular activities

Gives us spiritual reprieve

Grants animal’s dignity

Has positive effects on marriage

Helps nurture family relationships

Helps us connect on a spiritual level with other Christians, with our families, and in service to those around us

Helps us connect with God

Helps us get back on task

Helps us get our priorities straight

Helps us grow closer to God

Helps us grow in our faith

Helps us learn more about how to live God’s way

Helps us look at how we are living our lives and how we can readjust to grow into the person God desires us to be

Helps us more deeply experience everything God made for us

Helps us recognize our limits

Helps us reconnect with God

Helps us recover

Helps us rest from our regular labour

Helps us start the work week refreshed and revived

Helps us to focus our attention

Improves our sense of wellbeing

Inspires us to get outside and enjoy the wonders of God’s creation

Is a regular “time out” from the stress of this world

Makes community

Offers us a chance to unwind

Positions us to hear from God

Promotes freedom

Protects righteous priorities

Provides fine-tuning for hearing God's messages amidst the static of life

Provides relief from the constant stresses and anxieties that drain our mental powers and cause our brains to function less efficiently

Re-creates us

Redirects us so we can focus on God’s time and His direction for our lives

Reduces stress and chronic inflammation

Refreshes us

Rejuvenates our minds, bodies, and spiritual lives through worship and rest

Relieves stress

Relieves us from the mental stress of living in a relentlessly busy world

Reminds us that we are meant to be free

Renews our mind

Rests our bodies

Revives our souls

Revives our spirits

Stops our weekly work routine

Strengthens our faith as we learn more and more to rely on God to take care of us

Uniquely elevates us