ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 20 January 2021
#Laws #DisobeyingLaws #Mark030106 #Holiness #Conscience #HolySpirit #BlindBoy #LoveNeighbor #GreatestCommandment TOPIC: WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT — TO FOLLOW THE LAW OR TO LOVE THE FOLLOWER? In today’s gospel reading (Mark 3:1-6), Jesus reminds us about His commandment of love that should be greater than any law. A man with a withered hand comes to Him for healing on the Sabbath. The Pharisees are watching to see if Jesus will disobey the law prohibiting work on Sabbath by healing this man. There is no good time to do good. Do good ALL the time.Jesus does not say that laws are bad. In fact, he goes to the synagogue on the Sabbath in fulfillment of the Law. Jesus though despises the narrow-minded interpretation of the Law by the Pharisees that restricts one from performing acts of goodness any time, even on the Sabbath. This is the 288th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on / cfchrist and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]
