The Sabbath Can Be

A gift

A pause

Saturday

A delight

A blessing

A day of joy

A weekly day

Dynamic rest

A blessed day

A commandment

A day of peace

A day of trust

A gift of time

A time to rest

A day of family

The seal of God

The seventh day

A day of freedom

A day of service

A marker in time

A palace in time

A sanctified day

A day God rested

A day made for us

A day of equality

A holy convocation

A holy day of rest

Focused fellowship

A day of connection

A day off from work

A living memory aid

A sanctuary in time

An anti-slavery day

A day of remembrance

A space for community

A day to be and not do

A holy 24-hour period

A time to serve others

An opportunity to rest

A day of rest and worship

A token of our allegiance

How To Live in Heaven Day

An antidote for selfishness

Permission to stop and rest

The culmination of Creation

A sign of our sanctification

A divine appointment with God

A time for rest from our work

The revelation of God’s grace

A way to push the reset button

Friday sunset to Saturday sunset

The day God rested after creation

A memorial of the work of creation

A rest from earthly toil and sorrow

A reminder of freedom and liberation

A symbol of our redemption in Christ

A symbol of belief, love, and respect

A reminder of what God has done for us

A token of the love and power of Christ

A celebration of Creation and Redemption

A way we can improve our quality of life

A time to connect with friends and family

A weekly pause when we don’t have to worry

A reprieve from the chaotic pace of the week

A day of rest, reflection, enjoyment and worship

A day to celebrate the Creator of every good gift

A time for us to stop and deliberately enjoy life

A weekly reminder of all that God has done for us

A foretaste of our eternal future in God’s kingdom

A reminder we have a soul to feed, not just a body

A celebration of God’s creative and redemptive acts

A day of delightful communion with God and one another

A day of religious observance and abstinence from work

A reminder that our worth isn’t based on what we produce

A day established by God after He made the world in six days

A reminder at least one day a week that we are sacred beings

A day that identifies God’s place in our life and in our world

The day God stopped His work and took time to rest and savour it

A day we can get to know God better and He can get to know us better

God’s perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people

A time to do things that bring us together and make us feel closer to God

Intentional time to rest from our work and spend consecrated time with God

An enduring symbol of our creation and also the hope and promise of our recreation

A wonderful gift that gives us time to recharge and reminds us of a loving, creative God

A day God wants to free us from settling into a comfortable yet aimless seven-day routine

An opportunity to shift focus, from doing to being, and from making things to savoring them

A weekly reminder that God has delivered us from sin and that we are now free to worship him

A spiritual compass in the week that orients us toward God and reminds us of our divine purpose

The perfect time to shift our attention to God, letting everything else fade into the background

A 24-hour period in which we don’t have to think about work or other worries and stressors of life

A special part of the week that will rejuvenate us and allow us to focus on getting to know Jesus better

The day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony with the teaching and practice of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath

A time to find joy and connection through worship, through the beauty of God’s creation, and through acts of service

A reminder that no matter how materially poor we may be, at least on the Sabbath day, we are not just material beings

A welcome break that renews us for each week - making us more productive - while also allowing us to grow closer to Him

A sign forever between God and us that in six days God made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed

The day we declare to ourselves, others, and God, that we recognize our worth is not based on how much we accomplish, but is determined by our heavenly father

A reminder it does not matter how much or how little we create, what matters is who created us and that we were created by a loving God who wants nothing more than a relationship with us