Romans 8:12-17 / Luke 13:10-17
Very often, somethings may seem very strange to us initially, but after awhile we might get used to it and we just accept it without further questions.
We may have our questions about it but maybe because we can't do anything about it, we just simply let it be.
Especially when it comes to things about laws and rules and regulations. At times it would be more convenient to just accept and not ask questions.
In today's gospel, Jesus pointed out a strange interpretation of the Law.
If the Law allows the ox and the donkey to be untied and taken out for watering on the Sabbath, then how can it be that healing cannot be done on the Sabbath?
In healing the afflicted woman on the Sabbath, Jesus showed that the Sabbath as well as the Law was made for man and not the other way round.
More importantly, Jesus also emphasized a very important reality - that the woman who was suffering for 18 years was a daughter of God and God wanted her to be healed and freed.
In the 1st reading, we are also reminded that the Holy Spirit brings us together to bear witness that we are children of God.
As children of God, we are to live spiritual lives for the glory of God and not to succumb to the unspiritual selves and to the unspiritual lives that will lead to death.
As children of God, we are also coheirs with Christ. We must be prepared to share in His sufferings so as to share in His glory.