Note. Apologies again! A very early flight out of San Antonio and a late night Wednesday, prevented me from sending off a slice of bread yesterday. Warning that meetings this weekend in Mariandale, NY may mean no computer access, but if there, is, there will be a slice in your inbox!
So often we attend a gathering or plan some simple errand and out of the blue there appears someone pleading for assistance. How do we respond? Jesus was quick to meet the need as he is shown with the man with dropsy at the home of a leading Pharisee who had invited him to dinner. Jesus uses the occasion not only to cure the man, but also to teach all of us that we need to be flexible in our observance of the Sabbath. When charity requires "work" on the Sabbath, it is the Law of Charity that supplants the Law of the Sabbath. May we be ready to respond in charity to whatever or whomever appears unexpectedly, knowing that everything happens for a purpose, and that a greater good can always be found, for "all things work to the good." (Rm 8:28)
Bro. Rene
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