LAWS ARE MADE FOR MAN AND NOT MAN FOR THE LAW (HOMILY FOR SARURDAY OF THE 22ND WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II
Homily for Saturday of the 22nd week in the ordinary time year II Theme: Laws are made for man and not man for the law 1Cor 4:6-15; Luke 6:1-5 In the first reading of the liturgy of the word today. St. Paul guides us to acknowledge that everything we have received comes from God. He says: What do you have that you did not received? And if you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift? (1Cor 4:7). e g health, eduction,wealth, the air we breath etc. They are all birthed by God's providence. Hence, like St. Paul, we say instead, "By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me has not been in vain" (1Cor 15:10). We must show gratitude to God for his benevolence. In the Gospel reading, Jesus indoctrinated the Scribes and the Pharisees on purpose or spirit of the law that guides the observance of the Sabbath. For the Pharisees, it was forbidden to pluck grains in the hands and eat on the Sabbath day (Lk 6:1-2). For them it is a violation of the law ...