Sabbath as Gift

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. We also see that Jesus is Lord over the Law as well. He did not come to abolish it, but to fulfill it. We see the interaction of Jesus and the Pharisees who cared deeply about remembering the Sabbath. Ironically, the Pharisees find themselves enslaved to the law of Sabbath, which is designed to free us from the rest of the world. Jesus is the true bread of life that we take from the altar of Presence and find rest in Him alone. His laws are not simply a "set of rules" but a way of life in which we find what it means to truly be human. Sabbath is a gift to help us live like Jesus with God and man united as one.