The very idea of someone using a maimed human being in order to discredit another individual is sickening. Mark makes it clear that only "some" were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus - not all.
At this point, we see Jesus express some emotion toward an opposition that is concerned more with keeping rules than reaching out to people - obeying the law rather than promoting healing. Do we ever fall into the category of "rule keepers" that we neglect more important things? Which is more important on a given Sunday morning: to be at church on time or give a homeless person breakfast that you see on the way?
Jesus could have healed this man on any day of the week. Why does He not, and what implications does this story have in our lives and culture?
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