No limit when you can show mercy - Luke 13-14

The religious leaders of the Jesus' day had orchestrated worship and acts of service to a refined pattern and set of designed rituals. Jesus' acts of kindness and healing and teaching didn't fit their prescribed ways or manners. That is true today in most religious circles, as well. Man has "outlined" what is acceptable worship and services and 'preferred" acts of kindness. In these two chapters we read about Jesus taking the opportunity (more than once) to heal on the Sabbath. The religious leaders objected The crowd wondered. God ruled. Jesus simply asks them if they had an ox that fell into a well on the Sabath (what kind of ox would fall into a well?) or even a son who fell into a well (I know the type of son), what would they do? They would certainly rescue said ox or said son. Yet, for some reason the Pharisees didn't like that Jesus healed someone. He called them hypocrites because they themselves would at the minimum release their ox to go get drink or food on the Sabath. Jesus point is that there are no limits to when we can show mercy and do acts of kindness. God words are not limited to Sunday's between 11:00 - 12:00 in the morning. God words - good works - are not forbidden on Monday morning. We must realize that to follow Christ is to do good when we see the need for doing good. Don't let religion get in the way of your following Christ. Christ wants us to show mercy 24 x 7.