“Why do you do what is not permitted on the Sabbath?” (Luke 6:1-5)
Biblical reflections by Mauro Leonardi*, priest and writer
The glowering, critical, detached gaze of the Pharisees contrasts with that of Jesus: the man-God who passes through our lives, makes our bodies glorious and elevates our simplest needs such as eating and drinking to the highest dignity.
From the Gospel according to Luke 6:1-5
One Sabbath day; Jesus passed through fields of wheat and his disciples picked and ate the ears, rubbing them with their hands. Some Pharisees said: "Why do you do what is not permitted on the Sabbath?" Jesus replied: «Then you have never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? How did he enter the house of God, take the loaves of offering, eat them and give them to his companions, although it was not lawful to eat them except for the priests alone? And he said to them: "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
*Mauro Leonardi (Como 1959) has been a priest since 29 May 1988 and has been inhabited in Rome since then. He spends many hours of his day to make the priest and prefers to build bridges rather than raising walls. For years he has been writing stories, articles, essays and books that revolve around the relationship between man and God. Author of the blog Like Jesus. Abelis (Lindau) is his latest novel. the Volunteers of the Gionata Project thank him for wanting to share these reflections on the word with Us.
