We are helping our children memorize the Westminster Children’s
Catechism. It is a series of questions that go through the main
doctrines of the Christian faith, explaining them in a question
and answer format. It helps the children to know exactly what it
is they do believe and why. (It’s clarified a few things for us
too!) What has this got to do with the Sabbath? The following
are questions 87 and 90 from the Westminster Catechism for
Children: Q. 87. What does the fourth commandment teach us? A.
To keep the Sabbath holy. Q. 90. How should the Sabbath be
spent? A. In prayer and praise, in hearing and reading God’s
Word, and in doing good to our fellow men. Wow – these certainly
challenged us. It’s difficult to recite catechism questions like
these each morning knowing that you aren’t really acting them
out. With 5 children 8 and under, Sunday is not always the rest
day we would like. We had lots of good intentions but that was
all they were. Therefore research and this article! I am hoping
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