How to prepare for the Sabbath and What we SHOULD do on the Sabbath

How to prepare for the Sabbath 

Yesterday (Thursday) we prepared 2 rice dishes and soup, 1 with vegetables and it is like a Greek rice dish.  The second is rich with peanut butter and curry, and vegetables.

(Vegetables from the garden: Carrots, Onion, Spinach, Green Pepper, Tomato, Swiss Chard, Brocolli Leaves)

(Dumplings:  Flour, water and olive oil)

The soup is on low in a Crock Pot, and has Chicken, dumplings, potatoes, carrots, and things from the garden. We made a Hibiscus and Ginger Tea, in a large pitcher.  We washed clothes also.  Bought bread for the weekend.  When we arrived last night, we had a bit of the soup with dumplings and some cooked plantains.  I made pancakes for the Sabbath. 

Friday Morning (Today) : Swept the house, took out trash, boiled 4 eggs, washed the dishes, cleaned the bathroom and took out the trash.  Later this morning we will buy a pineapple to mix into the second rice dish.  That will be heated late this afternoon for Sabbath dinner.

We will also super heat water and put it in a thermos so we can have hot drinks.    We will stop all cooking all cleaning, and all activities as dusk approaches.

 From there, we will begin praying, and putting as much from this world away from us.  The Sabbath will be spent at 1 location, we will not go out or leave again until after dusk completes tomorrow.  We will be together, but without physical contact until after Sabbath completes.

What is appropriate for Sabbath: 

Read the Bible

Listen to Bible Stories

Pray

Sing Worship Songs 

Teach the Word

Rest

Sleep

What is not appropriate for Sabbath:

to buy

to sell

light a fire 

cook

watch TV

Go shopping

Leave where you are

Partake in the world

Visit friends

Party

Do activities to have fun

 

Why?  We are not to have our own pleasure. We are to rest and keep the day set apart and be Holy.  For the Father in Heaven is Holy.