Humility and Hospitality- Luke 14
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 Last week we dealt with Jesus healing someone on the Sabbath at a synagogue, and this made the synagogue leader upset. In our Gospel reading today, we are with Jesus once again on the Sabbath. This time he has been invited to supper at the home of the leader of the Pharisees. … It might look like they are extending a hand of friendship, but Luke lets us know that they were all watching him carefully. Just before our reading, but at the same dinner party, Jesus heals someone. Again, this is on the sabbath. It feels like a trap. They want to see this for themselves. So, they make sure someone who needs healing is visible on the sabbath at this dinner, and everyone at the party sees him heal the man. Jesus gives a similar teaching in the context of healing the man, saying, “If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?” He is essentially saying there is a catego...