Daily Word Of God
Luke 6:6-11
On the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was present, and his right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody on the Sabbath, hoping to find something to charge him with. But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and stand out in the middle!’ And he came forward and stood there.
Then Jesus said to them, ‘I put it to you: is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?’ Then he looked round at them all and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He did so, and his hand was restored. But they were furious and began to discuss the best way of dealing with Jesus.
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- The Jews found the observation of the Sabbath laws as rigid and legalistic These rituals did not touch their hearts.
- True rituals are ways of worshiping and praising God from our heart. Thus, they should touch and transform us and draw us out of our self-centered ways of living.
- How is your Sunday Eucharistic worship moving you out of you own needs and into corporal works of mercy, peace and love for others?