G and I talked today about making a commitment to each other to actively observe the Sabbath and using the day to unplug and draw us closer to one another and God. We are making some rules in order to give ourselves a framework to how we want to develop our ritual.
- We will be observing Sabbath from Saturday sundown to Sunday sundown.
- we will not drive at all on the Sabbath and will ride our bicycles to church (unless it’s REALLY hot or snowing). This is so we will be committing to not using a vehicle for a certain 24 hour period per week.
- we will only be actively using ONE electronic item at a time (lights, TV, etc). This is in order to bring us closer together – so we can’t sit on our laptops – in the same room but in different worlds. So, this means we can read, play a game, watch a movie together, etc…...
- in addition, no computers.
- our Sunday meal will be carefully and slowly prepared late in the day and we will have a nice sit down meal at the table.
