Jesus and his disciples are once again scolded by the scribes and Pharisees, not for plucking and eating grain from the fields, but for doing it on the Sabbath. In defending his disciples, Jesus argues from the scriptures that human need takes precedence over ritual custom. He reminds them of what David did in 1 Samuel 21:1-6.
The Pharisees’ zeal for adherence to ritual regulations blinded them to the need for charity. Jesus also reminds them that the Sabbath was given for their benefit to renew and refresh them and not for withholding kindness and love for basic human needs.
So today let us ask God to free us from any intolerance that keeps us from seeing the good in our neighbors and friends. As I always told the supervisors that worked for me at Raytheon, “Try to catch your employees doing something right today instead of criticizing them for something they did wrong !”
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