The Sabbath: From Test to Gift Written by: December 17, 2020 I am intrigued by the fact that a lesson on “Sabbath” is included in this series on “Education.” Maybe because university life is so intense, the editor decided that it would be good to focus on the blessing of the Sabbath. I recall a story from one of my colleagues in the English department at Walla Walla University. One Friday afternoon in graduate school, she had been studying with a group of fellow students. As sundown approached, she began to put her books away. Her colleagues were puzzled. Why? they asked. “It’s my religion,” she said. “I have been given a 24-hour relief from constant work. It is a day of rest, a Sabbath.”