Friday July 21, 2017
True love knows when to break the law. David so truly loved his men that when he found them hungry and without food, he did not mind breaking the law and eating the bread offered to God. He knew that he would not be struck dead, for he knew the heart of God to be one of compassion and generosity. Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, lets his disciples break the law at the service of life. He criticizes the Pharisees for their lack of insight into the Intercessions of the lawgiver and the primacy of the law of charity.
How God wishes that we be free from slavery to the law and experience the freedom of the children of God, just as the Israelites. He liberated from slavery in Egypt did!