Four-day Work Week

New things grab our attention

Sun 6 Jul 2025

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There's lots of talk at the moment about workplaces moving to a four-day working week. We're exhausted and busy, so perhaps four days is the solution?

The theory goes we'll be more productive on those four days if we are actually well-rested in between.

Now, there's a lot of truth to that. We function so much more effectively when're feeling fresh and rejuvenated. But I do wonder if an extra day off will really solve all our tiredness and busyness.

Is there any solution to our constant, restless striving for more?

Enter Jesus and these life-giving words:

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Jesus offers the kind of rest our bodies and souls desperately need.

Want relief from your exhaustion? Why not consider the rest Jesus offers?

Bible reference(s):

Matthew 11:28

With

Andrew Laird

Andrew works for Third Space in Canberra and directs Life@Work – an initiative aimed at connecting Christian faith with daily work. In his years working as a journalist, then mentor and spiritual advisor to working professionals, Andrew Laird has seen first-hand the challenges many face in bringing their ‘whole selves’ to work. He’s the author of I am what I do: Reshaping our understanding of self and work and Under Pressure.