Sunday no longer a day of rest

Sundays used to be the day for a BBQ with the family and a day at the park. Not any more.
Welcome to the modern enlightened day of 24/7, where Sunday, is just like any other day, a day of work, play shopping, hustle and bustle rather than rest, prayer or anything other than a time of intimacy with God.

This is not new, many people, already routinely work on Sundays or just run them selves so ragged during the week they spend the day in any other place but Church. In fact, contrary to the image of the Little House on the Prairie, we never stop, We Americans work harder than many of our counterparts in European countries and our workweeks seem to continuing getting longer. We commute an hour plus twice a day, then when we get home it is rush to the PTA, Scouts, Soccer, you name it. Then it is a rushed, for lack of a better word, dinner. Choke down a PBJ sandwich, cup of tea and drop off to sleep on the couch only to do it again tomorrow. Without much forethought or planning we are putting in a 60 hour week, go ahead and try fit God in there.
How do we reverse this trend? How do we get "flexibility" in our workweek? With Sunday just being another Monday. Our concept of priorities needs to change, I know, easier said than done but how about setting at least one day aside for God and family, both will appreciate it. Turn off the TV and pray over a meal with the kids. Say I love you before you pass out on the easy chair. Go ahead and try it for one week, make the effort and see how it changes your outlook.
These changes will rekindle the light that has gone dim and once the process is under way mix in a little time for God, surprise your family with a morning at a local church, and maybe a breakfast at a local diner. Jut try it for one week, it works.
We work enormous hours and if you put your mind to it you can find the time to enjoy life. The kids will be gone before you know it and when you do find the time to get back into their lives the will be in the same rat trap you trained them for, so go ahead, try it for just one week this month. Grab the family station wagon, press the shirt, and make a day of it.
You will reap ever-higher benefits and those around you will not suffer for your falling to pay attention to the spiritual side of love and family.
It's called real love and the changes are powerful and noticed.
Tone