The Lord’s Day

“…And on the seventh day, God rested. (Gen.2,2). God worked for all six days of the week. He did not say ‘I will do the remaining work latter. After separating land from water, he did not say, ‘I will create creatures latter on.’ That means He worked constantly till His work was over and than He set apart a day for rest, The Sabbath or in today’s language we call it ‘Sunday.’ That means He clearly set apart time for work and time for rest.
What do we mean by rest? Dose it mean that we cover ourselves in the bed and sleep away the whole day or with a little rest we do something that would strengthen our relationship with our Creator?
It is a day specially set apart to communicate with God. Its Lord’s day. We can’t sit in church the whole day and pray, than we shouldn’t even spend it just going around for movies and picnics. The best way to spend the Lord’s Day could be after church (Holy Eucharist or prayers meeting); we can spend sometime with the nature. Appreciate the Heavenly Father for making so beautiful things around you. He Has given you your parents, relatives, and many other near and dear ones. Why don’t you meet them and make them feel that you are thankful to God for giving them to you and making them part of your life. I remember the peon of a school where I did my regency[i], he was a Muslim by religion, but not particularly regular for prayers. Poor people may have religion but the most important religion for them to follow, is to arrange bread for the family. His Sunday was set apart to go to his native house and meet his old father and talk to him… spend some time with him. And you know, for that, those were the most beautiful moment of his old age.
[i] Regency is a stage in priestly formation where a candidate is put in a school or parish to have out field experience.