Please don't think I was trying to rebuke you. That was not my intention. These text format discussions cannot convey tone or expression, so sometimes we come across as combative when that is not the case.
I have a question for you, out of curiosity:
How do you sanctify the Sabbath, as far as you, your family, etc? I mean, what specifically do you do?
Here's what we do:
Friday: all work is finished up, including food prep for Sabbath.
Friday evening: Table is set, we gather, sing
Psalm 95 including a prostration at v. 6, vs. 7-11 are recited as a prayer by whoever led the psalm singing concluding with a brief paraphrase of
Hebrews 4:9 and 11, then a call to stand and bless God with a corresponding blessing (
Nehemiah 9:5), a prayer giving praise and thanks to Jesus Christ as Lord of the Sabbath, concluding with corporate praying of
Psalm 67:1-2, then a blessing and thanksgiving for the food, then the eating. Our daily Bible reading usually follows the meal.
Sabbath evening: We will gather and pray, giving thanks for the day of rest and asking for God's blessing on our upcoming week, then we will recite
Psalm 24 (the daily psalm for the first day of the week according to the Greek old testament, also according to the old Latin, and also according to the rabbinic custom which appears to derive from Temple usage).
(Of course, Sabbath is also church meeting day, but I am interested in the "separating" you do between Sabbath and the other days.)
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