This is one occasion that Jesus was irked by the pharisees, when they were spying on him if he will cure a man with withered hand. Jesus retorted by asking them if it is lawful to do good or to do evil on a sabbath.
Once again, the pharisees are focused on the traditions and the letter of the law, They failed to see the intent of the sabbath. The Jews in Jesus time cling on the law that prohibits people from doing any task on a sabbath day that even doing something good to another person is considered unlawful.
Sometimes, I do have "sabbath day" in doing good to other people. There are times I just want to relax and refuse to lift a finger to help out another person in need, much like that of the pharisee who valued rest rather love, who value relaxing rather than doing good to others, not doing anything good in the guise of communing with God or even preferring prayers versus actions to do good to others.
Lord, teach us, guide us to value doing good than having our rest.
God bless us all!
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