Gospel: Luke 6:1-5
While
Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were
picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some
Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” Jesus said
to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were
with him were hungry? How he went into the house of God, took the bread of
offering, which only the priests could lawfully eat, ate of it, and shared it
with his companions?” Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the
sabbath.”
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Reflection:
What kind
of Lord and Master is Jesus? He is a loving and caring Lord and Master, He will
always see to it that His people are properly taken care of no matter what the
circumstances are. If there’s a need and a precedence to violate certain laws
so be it for as long as it could help His people.
When
Jesus defended His disciples from the rebuke of the Pharisees (From picking and
eating grains on a Sabbath day) He was simply saying that the need of His
disciples always takes precedence over any observance of the Jewish law/s.
Jesus was
indirectly saying to His critics that they sometimes have to be flexible also
anyway they did not commit any criminal act. The disciples were simply hungry
and that was it they simply have to satisfy their need. In fact King David also did that in the old
testament as told to them by Jesus(1 Samuel 21:2-7).
Here we
see what kind of Lord and Master Jesus is, He properly takes care of His
people. Jesus is even willing to violate the sacred Sabbath law for as long as
it would be beneficial to His followers. By virtue of our baptism we already are
followers of Jesus we may not be faithful to Him all the time. Nevertheless,
His love, care and concern for us will always be there by our side no matter
the circumstances we are in. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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