Lord of the Sabbath – Reflection on Luke 6:1-5
I am sure I am not that different than you regarding daily prayer. Sabbath is more intense, as we need to prepare to respond to a heightened possibility of the needs of others. In my case those having spiritual hunger, even if they do not know often feel like where God wants me to be. I have found that on this day, people seem more receptive to grace from the “Lord of the Sabbath.” Along with our daily prayer, on Sabbath, we become refreshed by attending church services. The further filled we are, God intentionally matches that to create encounters for us with “the other.” They may need a smile, compassion, encouragement, and reassurance of their value. Sometimes, just a little amount of being present to them can initiate conversations. Our task can help crack open the door to their hearts by letting them see, without an overabundance of words, the influence of divinity from a human perspective. The Spirit will do the rest. Being present to others with the Lord of the Sabbath can temporarily fill their hunger and help them appreciate the wonder of loving God and neighbor.
The Disciples Eat Wheat on the Sabbath by James Tissot (full resolution painting)
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Luke 6:1-5 – Scripture*
The Question about the Sabbath
One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” 3 Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and gave some to his companions?” 5 Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”
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