Today, the Pharisees appear —once more— lost in the ritualistic casuistry of the "Sabbath rest", without capturing its wonderful background: the "Bible" —the Old Testament— should be read in a new way. God created the universe to enter into a story of love with mankind. The creation is intended as a sign for the Covenant.

Not surprisingly, therefore, the creation is oriented to the "Sabbath", towards the day when man and the whole creation share in God’s freedom. In His rest and in His peace. The Sabbath is a vision of freedom: slave and master are the same on that day, because all relationships of subordination must "rest". On that day God and man are situated in the same level and they speak “thy” to “thy”.

—O my Lord, every week I look forward to the rest day to celebrate our Covenant, remembering God "giving Himself away" to man and renewing the "answering" of man to God.