Mark 2:23-3:6
"The Pharisees said to him, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?'"
Have you ever been so focused on "doing what is right" that you actually lose focus on doing the right thing? In this particular passage the Pharisees were upset with Jesus and his disciples for harvesting grain to eat on the Sabbath. Jesus responds by saying, "The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath" (v.27). This can be a hard message to hear and an even harder lesson to live out. As human beings we are conditioned to follow the rules and to uphold the protocol. Jesus has just flipped that notion upside down. How are we to respond? It less about breaking the rules and more about understanding the need to express the grace, love, and compassion that God has so abundantly shown us. If your sisters and brothers are hungry, regardless of when it might be, harvest the grain so that they may eat.
How might you "break the rules" during this season of Lent?
Creator of the harvest, let us remain humble and reasonable in our understanding of how to best honor you. Amen.
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