Relax, It’s Saturday

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. - Psalm 118:24 (NRSV) 
 
How long is your “to do” list for this Saturday? What does your schedule look like? What errands do you have to do? Is Saturday the day you complete all that non-work-related work that it takes to manage a household? Or maybe you work on Saturdays, because you are scheduled to or because the work from the week has simply overflowed into your weekend. What do you have to do today?  
 
Now, what would you like to do with this Saturday? How is the weather outside? Who are you with? Who might you like to be in touch with? What intriguing books lie around the home waiting to be cracked open? What would make you laugh? What would you do with this day if you could do anything?  
 
It would be easy to tell you to go out and do what brings you joy. But I live in the real world right along with you. I know that there may be people counting on you today to do the things you might prefer not to do. There might be a paycheck depending on it. There might be good reasons to work on this day, whether the work is paid or unpaid. 
 
But there may also be some items on that “to do” lost that are not essential. They may just be there because you are so used to adding to that list, that one more thing seems to be no big deal. For some of us, Saturdays have become our busiest days.  
 
Could this be a moment to examine the way you spend your time?

This is the Lord’s day. Enjoy it.  
 
Prayer 
Thank you for this day, dear God, and allow me to rejoice in it, whatever it may hold. Amen.

About the Author
Lillian Daniel serves as Conference Minister with the Michigan Conference UCC. She is the author of Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To and When “Spiritual But Not Religious” Is Not Enough.