Then the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! They are doing what is forbidden on the Sabbath!”
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did in his time of need; when he and
his men were very hungry? He went into the House of God, when Abiathar was High Priest,
and ate; the bread of offering, which only the priests are allowed to eat, and he also gave
some to the men who were with him.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made
for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is master even of the Sabbath.”
Reflect.
On social media, a person can “go viral” in a matter of minutes and fade just as quickly.
But that moment of notoriety feeds into a basic human desire: we want to be known and
remembered. We want to make a difference.
The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds us that “God will never forget everything
you have done for love of his name.” Even if our actions of caring, love, and justice never
bring us worldly acclaim, they still matter to the person that we help and to God.
It can be difficult to toil on without help or encouragement, but we have the example of the
saints. many of them such as Saint Catherine Labouré and Saint Faustina Kowalska, lived
their entire lives in obscurity. their holiness became known only after their deaths. God has
promised that he watches us, loves us, and wants to bring us to live with him in heaven.
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