Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Fifteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 12: 1-8 In today’s gospel Jesus draws on the parallels between 1 Sam 21:1-6 and his own situation. As David’s companions were hungry, so were the disciples of Jesus. As David was heir to the united kingdom of Israel, […]
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Fifteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 12:1-8 Todays Gospel speaks about Jesus reaffirming the priesthood of the Apostles. This he does by first introducing David, at the time of his being given the Show Bread of God’s Presence, an ordinary regular Israelite. How his dedication and […]
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Matthew 12:1-8 The Pharisees criticised Jesus as his disciples plucked grain on the Sabbath to feed themselves, but Jesus responds with a practical answer and gives the example of David eating the Bread of Presence as an analogy. Our reaction to a situation requires a wholesome approach and not just by going by the […]