A lot of people see the Lord’s Day as an infringement of their personal liberty—a day that is taken away from them instead of a gift that God has given them for rest, refreshment, and worship… Walter Chantry – ‘A heart that loves the Lord will leap for joy at the prospect of a day with Him. Doesn’t a child love to have a day with his father? Of course the worldly will loathe giving any time to God. The self-absorbed will regret any day spent in his presence. Without love for God such a requirement will seem narrow and a heavy burden. But for the godly it is a broad road of liberty and joy. There is an entire day each week liberated from my ordinary recreations and labours to serve the lover of my soul and to be with Him.’ D. Bass – ‘Whether we know the term Sabbath or not, we the harried citizens of modernity yearn for the reality. We need Sabbath, even though we doubt that we have time for it… For many of us, receiving this gift will require first discarding our image of Sabbath as a time of negative rules and restrictions, as a day of obligation (for Catholics) or a day without play (in memories of strict Protestant childhoods).’ – Christianity Today, Sept 1, 1997