Gospel: Matthew
12:1-8
Jesus was
going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and
began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this,
they said to him “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the
sabbath. He said to the them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his
companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of
offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could
lawfully eat? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests
serving in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent? I say to you,
something greater than the temple is here. If you knew what this meant, I
desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned these innocent men. For
the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”
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Reflection:
What is
in the heart of Jesus? It’s mercy and
compassion for His people. Mercy and compassion that is ever ready to transgress
sacred laws such as the Sabbath law.
Being God
the Son Jesus perfectly knew that what He was doing was right. But the
Pharisees did not know the true identity of Jesus. So they questioned the
decision of Jesus to allow His disciples to pick and eat the grains on a Sabbath
day.
Do you
know Jesus deeply? Do you feel His presence in your life? If you don’t know
Jesus deeply and if you don’t feel His presence in your life. You will also
question some events or trial/s that occurs in your life.
For
instance when you go through severe trials such as sickness and the like. You
might also question the Lord Jesus and ask Him this question: Why am I going
through this trial or why did you allow me to go through this episode in my
life?
But if
you know Jesus and if you feel His presence in your life. You may never question Jesus and you
will simply bow to His will for you.
Ask Jesus
therefore to give you the gift of knowing Him deeply and the gift of His living
presence in your life. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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