Friday, 3rd November

Luke 14:1–6

On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely. Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to cure people on the Sabbath, or not?” But they were silent. So Jesus took him and healed him, and sent him away. Then he said to them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a Sabbath day?” And they could not reply to this.

Reflection

• What is my usual way to answer Jesus’ questions? Do I always fall into silence to his questions? Why and how do I feel to his questions?

• Do I behave differently if things happen to me personally?