"Ang ginatugot sang aton Kasugoan...ang magluwas bala sang kabuhi sang isa ka tawo ukon ang magpatay?"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Marcos 3:1-6)

Miyerkules (Enero 22)

Dayon nagbalik si Jesus sa sinagoga sa diin may tawo nga may naitus nga kamot.

May mga tawo didto nga nagabantay kay Jesus kon ayuhon niya ang tawo sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, agod may isumbong sila batok sa iya.

Si Jesus nagsiling sa tawo nga naitus ang kamot, "Magpalapit ka diri sa atubangan."

Dayon nagpamangkot sia sa mga tawo: "Ano ang ginatugot sang aton Kasugoan nga himuon ta sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway? Ang magbulig bala ukon ang maghalit? Ang magluwas bala sang kabuhi sang isa ka tawo ukon ang magpatay?" Pero naghipos sila.

Gintulok sila ni Jesus nga may kaakig, pero nagkasubo sia tungod sang katig-a sang ila tagipusoon. Dayon nagsiling sia sa tawo nga naitus ang kamot, "Untaya ang imo kamot." Gin-untay niya kag nag-ayo ini.

Gani ang mga Fariseo naggwa sa sinagoga kag naghimbon kaupod sa mga sumulunod ni Herodes kon paano mapatay nila si Jesus.

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus, in your victory over sin and death on the cross and in your resurrection you give us the assurance of sharing in the eternal rest of heaven. Transform my heart with your love that I may freely serve my neighbor for his good and find joy and refreshment in the celebration of Sunday as the Lord's Day."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

What is God's intention for the commandment, keep holy the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8; Deuteronomy 5:12)? The scribes and Pharisees wanted to catch Jesus in the act of breaking the Sabbath ritual so they might accuse him of breaking God's law. In a few penetrating words Luke records that Jesus knew their thoughts. They were filled with fury and contempt for Jesus because they put their own thoughts of right and wrong above God. They were ensnared in their own legalism because they did not understand or see the purpose of God. Jesus shows their fallacy by pointing to God's intention for the Sabbath: to do good and to save life rather than to do evil or to destroy life.

Christians celebrate Sunday as the Lord's Day, to commemorate God's work of redemption in Jesus Christ and the new work of creation he accomplished through Christ's death and resurrection. Taking "our sabbath rest" is a way of expressing honor to God for all that he has done for us. Such "rest" however does not exempt us from our love for our neighbor. If we truly love the Lord above all else, then the love of God will overflow to love of neighbor as well. Do you honor the Lord in the way you celebrate Sunday, the Lord's Day and in the way you treat you neighbor?