30th Week in Ordinary Time

Jesus saw a crippled woman in the synagogue, called her over, and cured her on the Sabbath. God does not always wait for us to ask before rendering His help. At the home of a Pharisee, Jesus asked the assembled leaders and scholars of the law whether He could lawfully heal someone there on a Sabbath day. No one answered, and Jesus healed the sick man anyway. Then Jesus asked if anyone would fail to rescue a person or animal trapped in a cistern on the Sabbath. No one answered that question, either. After a night in prayer, the Lord chose the Twelve Apostles. Like a tiny mustard seed that grows into a huge bush, that small group grew into a huge Church. When it comes to making snap decisions or more considered ones, do we give God the place of honor in our decision-making?

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