路加福音 6:1-5
門徒們掐麥穗吃的行為一連觸犯安息日的四個禁令:掐麥穗違反收割禁令;用手搓的動作違反打穀禁令;把殼拋開違反簸穀禁令;吃下麥子違反預備食物禁令。面對謹守律法的法利塞人,耶穌以達味吃供餅的例子來說明:人的需要勝於律法禮規,重要的是律法的精神和目的,而非外在的形式。
我們要留意耶穌不是憑祂的愛好而決定應否守法。耶穌永遠不會做任何違反真理或美善的事,因祂和天父就是真理和美善的根源。律法的存在是為了引導人做好。飢餓與生存比起守齋的規定更為重要。在我們的日常生活中,我們要學懂在緊急的情形下,判斷怎樣做才不違反真理和美善。求天主聖神賜予智慧,讓我們不致被法律或指引綑綁而變得麻木不仁。
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常年期第二二週星期六
Luke 6:1-5
In all four Gospels, we can see that the conflicts between Jesus and the Pharisees were often related to how they observed the sabbath. In today's Gospel, we see that a conflict was resulted from Jesus' disciples plucking heads of corn. But Jesus used the incident to illustrate that "the Son of Man is lord of the sabbath".
By plucking and eating heads of corn, the disciples violated the law which forbade reaping and threshing. Jesus used the example of David eating the bread of offering to illustrate to the Pharisees that, people's needs are more important than observing the law. What is important is the spirit and purpose of the law, and not the law itself.
We must understand that Jesus does not do whatever He feels like doing. He would never go against anything that involves the True or the Good; with his Father he is the Source of all that is true and good. The law exists to guide people to do good. Hunger and survival may override a rule to fast. In our daily lives, we have to learn to decide what is the right thing to do in urgent situations, so that we might not violate the True or the Good. May the Holy Spirit grant us wisdom, so that we might not become apathetic in our compliance with the law or guidelines.