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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 l MONDAY
GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 l MONDAY
23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 6:6-11
6 On another sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” He got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?” 10After looking around at all of them, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The scribes and Pharisees thought that the healing of the man with withered hand would expose Jesus as a violator of the Sabbath law. Their hidden intention backfired on them, because the healing exposed them, instead, as plotters of evil. At the same time, it becomes an occasion for exposing the truth about the Sabbath — that this God-given law is at the service of life and does not forbid acts that promote life, such as the restoration of the man with withered hand. Lord Jesus, help us to keep vigil over the intentions of our heart and to keep them aligned with the will of God. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 l MONDAY
23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 6:6-11
6 On another sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” He got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?” 10After looking around at all of them, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The scribes and Pharisees thought that the healing of the man with withered hand would expose Jesus as a violator of the Sabbath law. Their hidden intention backfired on them, because the healing exposed them, instead, as plotters of evil. At the same time, it becomes an occasion for exposing the truth about the Sabbath — that this God-given law is at the service of life and does not forbid acts that promote life, such as the restoration of the man with withered hand. Lord Jesus, help us to keep vigil over the intentions of our heart and to keep them aligned with the will of God. Amen.