SET BOUNDARIES ON THE LAW OF LOVE
The law was created for people and not people for the law… Our God is
the God of salvation. Nothing should prevent us from caring for human beings at
anytime!
In the Gospel of
Luke we read that when Jesus encountered an elderly woman who was spent of her
strength and unable to stand upright, He gave her words of faith and freedom
and He restored her to health.
Jesus demonstrates
the power of God's kingdom in releasing people who are oppressed by physical
and emotional sicknesses. Jesus released her from all this pain and suffering. The
religious leaders were indignant that Christ would perform such a miraculous
work on the Sabbath, on such a holy day. They were caught up in their ritual
observance of the Sabbath that they lost sight of our heavenly Father's mercy
and goodness. Jesus healed on the Sabbath because God does not rest from
showing His mercy and love, ever.
In another place we
read in scriptures were Jesus is reported to have said that the law was created
for people and not people for the law. That is a principle that Jesus observes
consistently. He has no hesitation whatsoever when he heals this woman. Jesus
indicates that the Sabbath was the very best time for healing.
Points To Pray And Ponder: The Gospel's always give us all cause for
thought. May we examine our religious hypocrisy and our self-righteousness. St.
Paul asks us this question: "Are you living according to the Spirit?"
Use today's
Responsorial Psalm as your prayer: Our God is the God of salvation. Nothing
should prevent us from caring for human beings at anytime!