See as God Sees – Mark 2:23-28 Reflection
Scriptural history shows us the breadth and depth of God’s love, so through God’s children like David, we can observe the hardened hearts of men. Undoubtedly, our anointing as future “David’s” means we must prioritize mercy and compassion for our neighbor. One of Jesus’s desires, if possible, is that we stretch to paint well outside the lines of personal comfort. Sabbath helps us see as God sees, which is that there is a need to satisfy both our and others’ physical and spiritual hunger because Christ is at the top of our hearts, minds, and souls. God wants us to have rest and joy by being with family, friends, and strangers in whatever capacity we can.
The Disciples Eat Wheat on the Sabbath, by James Tissot. (full-resolution image of painting).
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Additional Ordinary Time Reflections
Mark 2:23-28 – Scripture*
Pronouncement about the Sabbath
23 One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? 26 He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” 27 Then he said to them, “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; 28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.
Additional Thoughts
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Prayer for young families:
Lord, let the young families of our communities get to know your joy, peace, comfort, and love despite worldly distractions.
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*This site has permission to use the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) Bible Mark 2 passage.
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