Above the Law

The  Practical Jesus appears in today's Gospel, making the choice of mercy over law.  It's the Sabbath, the disciples are hungry as they walk through a grain field. The Law forbids "work" such as plucking grains from the waving wheat. Do they keep the Law and go hungry, or break the Law and pluck the grain?  Jesus chooses the latter, for he sees a greater human need than just blind and strict adherence to a Law that is supposed to enhance the quality of human life by directing it to the divine. True, but not on an empty stomach. (cf. Mt 12: 1-8).
Where in our lives do we see the need for the Law of Charity or the Law of Mercy to take precedence over strict observance of the Law?  A priest friend while anointing a hospitalized parishioner with the Sacrament of the Sick, also anointed a Christian woman, who was not a Catholic. When questioned about it, he replied that the healing power and comfort the sacrament brought to the woman was more important than denominational borders.  Lord, let me see with the eyes of Jesus and act with the heart of Jesus.
Bro, Rene