John and Maxlyn began to keep Shabbat after a Bible study with First Fruits of Zion. Just reading the Old Testament passages, it became clear that they were to keep the commandments and the Sabbaths. They started slowly by just acknowledging that it started Friday evening and it was God’s Sabbath. They developed their own ways to set it apart from the other days of the week. Then they added some of the traditional prayers used in Judaism but made them personal. The Sabbath is a beautiful sacred time and has come to mean so much to them especially when they share a meal with friends in the same walk.As a result of keeping the 7th day Shabbat, they have a peace that was not present in our former faith walk. They feel a closeness to the Father as He invites them to Sabbath. They now see that the sabbath is His sign for His covenant peopleJohn and Maxlyn make Shabbat special when they have a nice meal with friends. On Friday night, they light candles and say kiddish. They say blessings and other liturgy that express their love of their Father and they delight in His ways.