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 God is Jesus? He is a loving and caring God, He will always
see to it that His people are properly taken care of no matter what the
circumstances are. For Jesus the need of His people always takes precedence
over the observance of laws and traditions.
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 valid need.
Here we see what kind of God 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 the Lord.
We may not be faithful to Him all the time. Nevertheless, His
unconditional love, care and concern is always there for us in all the seasons
of our life. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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