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:
Do you have the guts to defy someone so that you could do something
positive to your fellow men and women?
Jesus cured the man with a withered hand notwithstanding the presence of
the Pharisees and the scribes. They were keenly watching the Lord if He would
heal the man on a Sabbath day: A day of rest and a holy day for them. But Jesus
defied the Pharisees and scribes so He healed the man even if it was a Sabbath
day.
Jesus put more importance on the need to help the sick man rather than observed
the Sabbath day. What an unquestionable courage. Let us say that there shall
come a time that we will also be in the same situation of Jesus. What shall we
do then? Should we heal on that prohibited day of not?
Would we simply forgo helping those who are in need because it is a
sacred day? Or we will be like Jesus who put more weight on extending help to
someone in need.
The best path to take is to be like Jesus who helped the man with a
withered hand notwithstanding the presence of the Pharisees and scribes. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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