The Children and the Sabbath
By L. R. A.
As the cold weather comes, the children will be obliged to spend most of the day in the house, and the question of occupation for the day becomes an important one to mothers. My children enjoy drawing on the blackboard or tablet from nature or from the illustrations in their Sabbath books. Then we find a Bible verse that the picture suggests, and write the verse by the picture. A “cozy corner” for the day gives them much pleasure, and they can be taught very young that certain books are right for the day, and that others are not. Most of our books are Sabbath books. During our quiet Sabbath walk, we take turns in naming an object in sight that reminds us of a Bible verse. The rest of the family guess what the verse is. Many beautiful verses are often repeated before the right one is guessed. Sometimes we describe Bible characters without giving the name, and the rest guess the name. It is a pleasure to see the interest the children take in this exercise. What a wonderful book the Bible is! We never tire of its stories! Our neighbors generally speak of the day as “your Sabbath,” so I am particular to teach the children that it is the Lord’s Sabbath not ours, and that he gave it to us for our good, and that when we let him rule our hearts, we shall find “delight” in the day.