It’s important to note that Jesus had been the teacher up to this point, and to remember that His teaching involved mentoring, training, explaining, and modeling matters of faith.

We talk so much about loving others that the ‘lesson’ can sometimes become old or stale and easy to brush off.

“Everyone — from our sister to a stranger — is deserving of compassion.”

God’s people are important to His process of calling others to Himself.

Life isn’t about us. It is about God and loving others more than anything or anyone else. It is about obedience that flows from “TRUE” and unadulterated love for God and others.