Monday, September 6, 2021
(Colossians 1:24-2:3; Luke 6:6-11)
It is very appropriate that today’s gospel features a labor
dispute. The Pharisees are challenging
Jesus for doing work on the Sabbath.
The Pharisees no doubt realize that in one sense God works
on the Sabbath. If He did not watch over
creation, all things would go awry.
Jesus considers his healing also an exception to the Sabbath rule. He represents the coming of the Kingdom of
God. Now is the moment of salvation for
the man with the withered hand. The
man’s hand is not only restored, but his soul is saved. He now lives grateful to God for his whole
life.
Some of us are blessed with work that we really enjoy
doing. Others are burdened with jobs
that just allow them to pay the bills.
In either case, however, we should find in our work ways to improve
ourselves as human beings and contribute to the good of society. Today, Labor Day throughout the United
States, we can thank God for the benefits of our work and petition His help
with its burdens.
