Mark 2:27-28
“He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."”
Jesus is responding to criticisms from the Pharisees, who were strict interpreters of Jewish law. His disciples had picked grain on the Sabbath, which the Pharisees considered unlawful work. This passage captures Jesus' perspective on the purpose of religious laws and traditions.
What traditions or practices in your own faith expression might be inadvertently creating barriers to human flourishing or connection with the divine?