Keep the Sabbath Holy

So, apparently, certain right-wing television and radio pundits are really, really upset that the healthcare reform bill vote is going to be on a Sunday, because it's an affront to God to work on the Sabbath.

Strangely, I'm of the opinion that doing something one believes will help the sick is not only God's work (and therefore holy) but also something Jesus would explicitly approve of doing on the Sabbath. I wonder where I got that idea?

Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone."

Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent. —Mark 3: 1-4

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

He said to them, "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." —Matthew 12:9-12