The calmness of a Sunday, precedes the mania of Monday
I find it strange that people are the most reflective and relaxed on Sunday, their second day away from their workplace (for a majority) and the new week’s tumult is just a sleep away from their sense of peace. It’s true every where, that the weekend is a little bit of a salve from the busy week of work, but obviously this isn’t true in every society.
The Western world is associated with the same Christian want of a day off from their routine that was a pivotal aspect of religious life for the descendants of Abraham who adhered to the Law of Moses that called for a day of rest. This has been an important aspect of our shared life in mimicking the Hebrews who were the peers of a well known religious man, Yeshua, who lived in the Roman dominated province of Galilee during the reign of their puppet Herod Antipas. So many aspects of being His followers have been incorporated in the communal life of Western nations ever since.
There are countless studies that suggest that the policy of the Israelites to have a day of rest was sound in psychological and social practice. I love my weekends, and I often have use of them for social opportunities to see friends and relatives and spend time with them in fortifying myself in view of the week ahead.
The Western world is associated with the same Christian want of a day off from their routine that was a pivotal aspect of religious life for the descendants of Abraham who adhered to the Law of Moses that called for a day of rest. This has been an important aspect of our shared life in mimicking the Hebrews who were the peers of a well known religious man, Yeshua, who lived in the Roman dominated province of Galilee during the reign of their puppet Herod Antipas. So many aspects of being His followers have been incorporated in the communal life of Western nations ever since.
There are countless studies that suggest that the policy of the Israelites to have a day of rest was sound in psychological and social practice. I love my weekends, and I often have use of them for social opportunities to see friends and relatives and spend time with them in fortifying myself in view of the week ahead.
