In the end, if the rich do not Sabbath, neither can the poor. A society’s most well off have a disproportionate responsibility to keep Sabbath so that the poor might also. Too often, our systems do not provide people with one whole day completely off. And so the poor are prevented from resting—especially those who have to work seven days a week just to put food on the table. In many cases, the poor literally cannot afford to rest.13
