Daily Inspiration

“Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, “There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.” The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?” When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.” —Luke 13:10-17

In His explanation, Jesus uses an ox as an example. An ox is a beast of burden, often yoked together with another to carry the load.

Jesus has shown me that living in this fallen world is like swimming in an ocean of sin and tribulations. Our crosses are not thrown out as punishment; as beams of wood, they float upon the surface. They are life preservers, which the wise cling to, so they remain afloat. One day, each soul will meet Jesus and understand that He offered the cross as a yoke to tie ourselves to Him, and on that day, those who clung to their cross will be set free from their infirmity, for all eternity.

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