Today, the Gospel shows us Jesus in the synagogue, and a woman approached Him who was infirm (Luke 13:10-17). He cured her of her infirmity, and the leader of the synagogue was indignant because He did it on a Sabbath. Jesus pointed out to him that they untie their donkey and oxen and give them water on that day, and here is a woman who has been cured of her infirmity on the Sabbath. We should reflect on this, that doing God's will is not dependent on what day we should do it. We are called to follow Him everyday. As we see in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said that those who will enter the Kingdom are not those who call, 'Lord, Lord', but those who do the Father's will. We must not just be like those who listen to the Gospel, and like the seeds who fall on bad ground forget about it, but we must bear fruit; these are our works, which St. Paul has said the Lord has prepared for us in order for us to live in them. Our faith then should not be a lukewarm faith, but one that is active. In short, we must live our faith so as to be witnesses to the world, shining like a lamp on a hill. This is our call as Christians, that we witness to Christ, and that people will see His goodness in us.
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