Gospel: John 5: 1-16
Imagine being crippled for 38 years with no one to help you get to the place of healing. It is a reality that is all too common in our world, unfortunately. Now, imagine a man comes along and provides you with the healing you have so long desired in your life. Would you care on what day of the week this blessing occurred? Not likely. But other people are upset at that fact - people who did not in any way seek to help you in your lifetime and did not even care if you existed or not will object that this took place on the Sabbath.
Needless to say, you do not care what they think. You are interested in the person who took an interest in you, the one who provided you with compassion and care. You come to realize the point of view Jesus has, the one that was God's original intent behind the Sabbath and behind human existence in general. The Sabbath was made for man, for our healing, restoration, and rejuvenation. And human beings were meant to care for each other every day of the week.
You have taken part in the Sabbath experience. You have been healed, refreshed, restored. You have encountered the love of God in the person of Jesus. What will you do now? Will you live your life as before, or will you now be a person of healing, liberation, and nourishment for others in showing mercy and caring for others in need?
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