As modern-day Christians it is still vital to our spiritual health to practice the Sabbath. In setting aside a whole day to rest and worship, we are actively seeking to abide in the Spirit’s presence. The goal of the Sabbath, and of attending a Sunday church service, is not the gathering together with people for play and community, but to enter into God’s presence. As Philip Yancey writes: “Church exists primarily not to provide entertainment or to encourage vulnerability or to build self-esteem or to facilitate friendships but to worship God; if it fails in that, it fails. I have learned that
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