Praising the Way we do not comprehend

The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary offer episodes which underline the action and movement of God in people which is below the surface that we see. Our desire is too often to shape events as evidence of our understanding and knowledge of the way things are or should be. Samuel has rejected Saul as the king of Israel and he is sent by God to find the new king among the sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite. Samuel is led to choose the youngest son, David, who had been working as a shepherd of his father's flock. Friar Jude Winkler reminds us that we cannot always see the gifts that others have been given by God. We live in the mystery that we are unique creations before God and that each is differently gifted and called. The tendency to judge by appearances or as in the case of the episode from the Gospel of Mark to inflate the meaning of events to pursue our own agenda, as the Pharisees make the trivial action of Jesus disciples in the grain field into a sin against the Sabbath. The response of Jesus about the high priest Abiathar is historically inaccurate, according to Winkler. Why is Jesus apparently making a mistake? The humanity of Jesus is an area of meditation which will bring us some valuable perspective in dealing with others. Time, the Sabbath, is needed by people to be in praise and awe with the works, wonders and Presence of God.