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"Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."
1 Timothy 4:8 · King James Bible
A rule of life
For most of Christian history, households have lived by a small rule of life — a simple, repeated set of practices that shapes the days. A rule is not a prison. It is a trellis. It holds the plant up so it can grow.A workable rule for a modern household
Daily: Grace at meals. A short morning devotion. A short evening prayer. The Bible open once during the day, even for two minutes.Weekly: Church on Sunday. One evening of family worship (see the Evening Family Worship guide). One meal with someone outside the family — a lonely person, a neighbour, a new friend.
Monthly: One act of tangible service. One extended prayer time. Confession — either privately, or (in traditions that keep it) with a pastor.
Yearly: The Christian year — Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity. Each has its own meaning. The rhythm carries the household.
Every seven years: a family sabbatical of some kind — a week set aside to rest, remember, and reset.