But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him. Luke 13:14-17 (ESV) It seems logical that this woman would go to the synagogue on the sabbath. She had no hope, and if there was even a shred of hope, it would come from a miracle that only God could do. Yet it looked like the religious leaders were not interested in giving hope on the sabbath. Often our religiosity gets in the way of our relationships and our purposes. Obviously, that is not the way it was meant to be. | 
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