Just a thought by coppi

“Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The Pharisees were angry with Jesus for eating on the Sabbath and healing the sick on the Sabbath – the Sabbath was a day of doing nothing even if it was doing something good.  They condemned him mercilessly for whatever He did and that’s when Jesus said “The Son of Man is Lord of the  Sabbath”.

I grew up in a pharisaical church.  Sunday was a “nothing” day.  However my mother and father grew up in other denominations and did not see it that way.  We were allowed to live and do, and were condemned for being human.  My mother would say “God looks at your heart – not what man says to do”.  It was not easy to go to that church and listen to the minister’s message on being a Jezebel because my mother allowed us to wear makeup, jeans, go to movies, be cheerleaders (wearing those cute short skirts) and anything else under the umbrella they name deemed as sin.  But, we went every Wednesday night and all day Sunday. We lived on a farm and had to drive a distance to go to church. My mother packed our lunch and dinner every Sunday.  Those memories are still locked in my soul and I thank God for a mother who wasn’t pharisaical but understood the meaning of Jesus being the Son of the Sabbath.