Gospel: Luke 6:6-11
On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the
synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The
scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the Sabbath
so that they might discover a reason to accuse him. But he realized their
intentions and said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up and stand
before us.” And he rose and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you,
is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life
rather than to destroy it?” Looking around at them all, he then said to him, “Stretch
out your hand.” He did so and his hand was restored. But they became enraged and
discussed together what they might do to Jesus.
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Reflection:
What is Sabbath
day? It is a sacred day for the Jews, it’s their day for the Lord. We can
compare the Sabbath day to our observance of Sunday our own day of rest and day
for the Lord also.
The
question that arose from the minds of the scribes and Pharisees was this: Would
Jesus cure on a Sabbath day? Which was prohibited by their Jewish religion?
When Jesus cured the hand of the man with a withered hand it did not mean that
He was disrespecting the Sabbath day.
Jesus
simply saw an opportunity to show His infinite compassion and love for the sick
man. Thus Jesus healed the man with a withered hand even if it was prohibited
by their religion. Jesus is showing us that if we want our faith to be
effective we have to humbly show compassion and love too!
Jesus
attracts people for the simple reason that He is always ever ready to show His
compassion and love to anyone who seeks
it. His love and compassion does not choose what time or day. He would always
be there for so long as there’s someone in need.
How about
us? Are we always ready to show our compassion and love? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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