The church should have been Jesus' friend. The religious leaders His allies. But friends and allies were His enemies, and Jesus was not able to find sanctuary in the church. I occasionally meet people who don't go to church because it is filled with so many hypocrites. But I have to bite my tongue to keep from reminding them that they're still welcomed because there is always room for one more.
Hypocrites are a dime a dozen.
After the Los Angeles riots, CBC radio broadcast an interview that Steve Futterman had with one of the riot's many looters. The man was one of many who had raided a record store. I love Jesus. More recently, an armored truck overturned on a highway overpass in Miami. The back door of the vehicle flew open, and thousands of dollars fell out and covered the streets.