Daily Mass Gospel Reflection - Lord of the Sabbath

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 01.18.22 | Aux. Bishop R. Barron

[MurphsLaw]

Second Week in Ordinary Time

Mark 2:23-28

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus calls us to recognize him as Lord. Acknowledging the lordship of Jesus means that your life has to change. For many this is liberating good news. But for others, it is a tremendous threat. If Jesus is Lord, my ego can’t be Lord. My religion can’t be Lord. My country, my convictions, and my culture cannot be Lord.

The Resurrection is the clearest indication of the lordship of Jesus. This is why the message of the Resurrection is attacked, belittled, or explained away. The author of Acts speaks of “violent abuse” hurled at Paul. I have a small taste of this on my YouTube forums. We all should expect it, especially when our proclamation is bold.

This reveals a great mystery: we are called to announce the Good News to everyone, but not everyone will listen. Once we’ve done our work, we should move on and not obsess about those who won’t listen. Why do some respond and some don’t? We don’t know, but that’s ultimately up to God.

[MurphsLaw]

+++As Jesus was passing through a
field of grain on the sabbath,
his disciples began to make a path
while picking the heads of grain.
At this the Pharisees said to him,
“Look, why are they doing what is
unlawful on the sabbath?”
He said to them,
“Have you never read what David did
when he was in need and he and his
companions were hungry?
How he went into the house of God
when Abiathar was high priest
and ate the bread of offering that
only the priests could lawfully eat,
and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them,
“The sabbath was made for man, not
man for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is lord
even of the sabbath.”+++

[Red Badger]

This has always puzzled me...................

[philetus]

BTT

[MAAG]

So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

[MurphsLaw]

I take it to mean.. “ nobody, is the boss of me”