Gospel Mark 2:23-28
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his
disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the
Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the
sabbath?” He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in
need and he and his companions were hungry? How he went into the house of God
when Abiathar was high priest and ate the bread of offering that only the
priests could lawfully eat, and shared it with his companions?” Then he said to
them, “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the
Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.”
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Reflection:
What would be your stand if you are made to choose between the observance
of the law or the lawful need of your fellowmen? Jesus gives us a clear choice,
for Him it’s always the primary need of our fellowmen. As exemplified by His
mention of David who violated the Sabbath to address their need to satisfy
their hunger.
Rules and laws are created to create order and to prevent chaos. But
there are times that it’s disregarded for a much higher and noble purpose. If
the welfare of our fellowmen are at stake their interest must come first.
This is what we must always follow and we must also not create rules to serve
our own selfish ends.
For example in a family setting, parents would normally have rules for
their children to follow. However, we must always be amenable to bend these
rules no matter how stringent. We do this if there is a valid need or reason. Stringent
rules can also be bent when parents want to show that they love their children
more than the implementation of their house rules.
Jesus is a compassionate God, He would not mind if we violate rules for
so long as there is a higher and noble purpose. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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