Sabbath, part two

Matthew 12.9-14: How well do I think?  How well can I look at an every-day reality and understand who God is?

The stage is set - Jesus thinks about the Sabbath day of rest differently than the Pharisees do.  So, on a Sabbath, in the synagogue, Jesus notices a man who could use some help.  Whatever the man's work, two good hands are better than only one.  The Pharisees notice that Jesus has noticed.  Jesus is a sickness-seeking healer.  It's as if they can read his mind, which he often does to others.  

Jesus uses some logic, some rational thought to answer their question about the Sabbath.  What kept them from doing the same?  Why is their thinking process faulty?  Their view of God allowed them to be selfish and abusive; how does that happen?

Realizing we can go too far and need balance, what can I observe about this world and understand about God?  What attributes of God are obvious and could/should lead me to understand the less obvious?  When I observe and acknowledge that God created the world, what else should I be looking for that God creates?  Logic is not the only way to discover God; it has limitations.  Those limitations, though, are not to prevent me from doing some thinking that might prevent me from being selfish and abusive  Where have I made rules God would not have?  Where have I been lazy when God is working hard?  

Holy Father, your are brilliant.  No one has an idea how big your thoughts are and how you understand everything.  All the while, you invite me to know you, to explore you and this existence.  Help me to think, to reason, to give my mind to exploring beyond the easy answers and conclusions.  I ask because I do not want to misrepresent you.  I ask for myself and those I love and know.  AMEN