Fifth Sunday after the Pentecost Audio

If we reread the parable again - we realize the lawyer had no problem with Jesus saying, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength" - he passed right over that because he thought he had that one covered. He wanted clarification on the "love your neighbor." What Jesus pointed out was - you love God by loving one another - even those, perhaps especially those, who aren't like you. And if anyone had doubts about whether Jesus really believed what He preached - it wasn't that much later that He allowed Himself to be nailed to a cross between two thieves - and as He looked out over the very people who nailed Him to that cross, some of His last words were, "Father, forgive them - they know not what they do..."