Spiritual Sunday...Is Sunday really a day of rest?

In the Christian faith, we observe our Sabbath on Sundays..... but is it really a day of rest as the scriptures dictate? Not from where I see... we are full of activities on Sunday. From Potlucks, committee meetings, elaborate family dinners and by the time Sunday night rolls around, we're pooped. The Jewish faith practices their Sabbath on Saturday, and it's observance starts on Friday night at sun down, before that all the chores are done, Shabbat meal is prepared, and you go to Temple,  and for Saturday, a day of rest and Temple for Saturday morning.

 As I am a Christian,  I try to observe Sabbath on Sunday, and like I said before, I find it hard to do when our church loads us up with activities such as potlucks and committee meetings on that day. Then there are some that plan their big family dinners for that day. Do they not know that they need to rest??? Resting puts those of you who have to report back to the work week on Monday in a much better frame of mind. Resting our minds from the expectations of the world will help us open our hearts and our minds to better study and reflect on our scripture. So take a look at your Sunday and see if it really is a day of rest.... and if you feel more overwhelmed on Sunday than rested, perhaps it's time to take a step back and pare down some of your expectations for Sunday.