Are you really free?
The woman in the Gospel story was not free — she was physically bent over, not free to stand straight. Jesus set her free. He did this on the Sabbath — the day of rest when people were meant to be free of the daily grind of work. For this he was criticised. But how wrong was that! Jesus came to set us free from all kinds of bondage so that we can have rest for our souls.
We are free to be, and we are free to serve — to reach out to those who are in bondage in one way or another.