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Today, the Lord teaches us the obligation we all have to form our consciences properly. This arose when some of the Jews called him out when they observed his disciples picking ears of corn. They pointed out the anomalous nature of such action from the point of view of the time it was done. It was the Sabbath. Certain things or actions should be avoided, as the Lord rested on the Sabbath. Their logic was that picking corn was not resting as the Sabbath required. However, the good Lord took that as an opportunity to form our consciences because so much depends on judging properly what to do or what to say about actions we have done. Thus, the Lord taught using the example of David--and David was a huge saint for the Jews--who ate the loaves of bread used in the Temple that were only for the priests to consume. Thus, there are higher laws that take precedence over lower laws.