Reflections on the Sabbath

I've been working hard lately. Really hard. I've been pushing my physical and mental capacities to the limit at school. Right now I'm sitting downstairs wide awake because my body refuses to sleep past 7:00. It's used to waking up earlier so I guess 7:00 could be considered sleeping in.

With the work I've been doing lately, it's hard to keep myself recharged spiritually and in tune with God. I do have some time to do so during the week, but there are times that the problems I'm working on literally invade my thoughts and even my sleep. It makes it nearly impossible to focus on other things I woke up yesterday after I dreamed about the solution to a computer modeling error. The solution turned out to be correct. That brings to mind another story about my father working on a wiring harness in his pajamas because of a similar situation. Maybe it's a weird chromosome that lets us keep working on a problem even when we are asleep.

I know I'm studying the right stuff because I wouldn't be excited to go back to the labs at 7:00 am when I left at midnight the previous night. Yes I am excited. I truly enjoy what I'm doing even though it is the hardest thing I've ever had to do from an academic standpoint.

That being said, Sunday is a day I do my absolute best to keep as a day of rest. I'll spend time in prayer, go to church, probably take a nap, spend time with Lauren, and enjoy whatever the day may bring. I'll let Lauren sleep in, we'll go to 11:00 service at church, and proceed from there at a leisurely pace.

We are blessed enough that we don't have to work on Sunday to feed ourselves and keep a roof over our heads. It is fitting then that I take the day to praise Jesus and worship him.