+ In the final analysis it is the Lord who defines what is what – as it is the same Lord who created all things, sustains them in being and knows how everything ought to work together for good purposes. Some "laws" are eternal, immutable and simply reflect God's created will; other "laws" are either directly or indirectly God given prescriptions regarding rules of carrying out God's immutable laws and will: these can "change" or can be adapted as time goes by and cultures progress.
The example in the gospel passage is of this second kind of law: a liturgical "law" that could certainly be modified by the One whom liturgy is all about: The Lord God, Jesus, Himself! This passage just reminds us to look to him for clarification of any legal issue!
The first reading today reminds us that once we have received the faith and allowed our minds to be transformed by the God who wants our comfort and our peace as much as possible as we live in an unstable and hostile world – we need to remain firmly grounded and stable in that faith, and its accompanying hope gotten through the Gospel we hear, which is to be preached to every creature under heaven. All creatures great and small need to be assured of love and care and safety: for ultimately these are the dictates of God's eternal law and will for all of us – and there ought to be no sensible challenge to this!
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.
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