A century ago, it was predicted that advances in technology would radically affect the time of the workforce. It was predicted that a 20-30 hour work week would be the norm, instead of the standard forty! (Oh for those kinder, gentler days of a 40 hour work week, huh!) Well, the predictions were partially right - the technology came. It just wasn't followed by increase in personal and recreational hours. We are, as a race of beings, more universally harried, harassed, hurried, and hassled than at any point in history. One wonders where it all went wrong....
Have you ever asked yourself where the division of seven days we call a week comes from? Think about it. 365 days (solar year) don't divide evenly by seven. A lunar month (30 days) doesn't divide out evenly either. There seems to be no logical or mathematical reason why - nearly universally - mankind's calendars invoke some usage of the 7-day period. It transcends times and cultures and races and religions.
Oh how well our Creator God knows us! Turns out that little seven day idiosyncracy is a great ratio of effort to rest...and from the very beginning of the existence of the universe, God wrote it into mankind's mind and heart. Be a part of celebration this Sunday as we go back to the beginning to get a grip on the day God rested.
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