We often have more energy and can work longer hours in the summer, when there is more daylight. In the winter, when it is colder and darker, we often feel the desire to be at home more. This was seen especially as a challenge to the churches as employers, since churches are the institutions who should take the theology of Sabbath most seriously. People talked about big family meals, afternoons reading, Sunday drives, family cuddles. While we have good memories of this time, we also remembered the work and stress which our mothers endured preparing the special meals for Sundays.
Many parents feel that they have to keep their children busy with activities as well.
We need to do many things before we can celebrate Jubilee. We mustn't skip over the repentance which must come first. We need to look at what is happening. There is a sense that there is tremendous possibility contained in the practice of Sabbath and Jubilee, but though many of us aspire to this, it is difficult to get there. Some of us have striven to protect the 7th day in our week for regenerating ourselves.