Well, I don't really mean waste as you'll soon see.
Sabbath is a time to play.
A time to do things simply for the joy of doing them.
Jesus once said to become as little children in order to be able to enter Kingdom life. I wonder if that in part means to be able to play like a little child. Play involves trust. You can't play if you've got the weight of heavy responsibilities weighing you down. Children can play carefree because they inherently trust that someone else is providing for their needs. It can be observed in some children how fast they "grow up" when for some reason they have to carry extra responsibility say in the case of a delinquent parent or the loss of a parent. I read a quote that went something like, "you don't stop playing when you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing"!
I think Sabbath is time, with God's permission, to lay aside the burdens of life's responsibilities to play. A time to do things that don't carry a lot of justification for their purpose other than they're enjoyable to do. (Now don't get me wrong-I'm not trying indicate doing absolutely anything that feels good even if it's harmful)
In play we can hear our hearts better. In play we have to slow down and release our burdens to truly play. Play brings healing to a harried heart. Like children, we can learn through play! Through play we can appreciate the beauty of God's gifts in deeper, more satisfying ways.
Play may be very different from person to person. But let's play!
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