Labour and Rest: God's Merciful Provision for Human Dignity

"On the seventh day thou shalt rest." The Sabbath law reveals three profound truths about human need and divine care. First, rest is needful. Exhausted faculties require repose after labour. Without it, work becomes irksome and slovenly rather than joyous and conscientious. The human mechanism, like a locomotive driven beyond safe speed, deteriorates catastrophically without repair. Sleep, quiet nourishment, and freedom from constant stimulation restore both mind and body to soundness.…