Trinity 18 - Sisterman Fr. This is the greatest and first commandment and the second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. As I begin my homily this morning, I would spare you my temptation to tell you a lawyer joke. Rather, I would have you think about this quotation of Jesus to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Quotations always have a built-in problem.
Use them frequently and they can turn rather stale. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This Bud's for you. All of these quotations begin to empty themselves of meaning after a while. We hear them so frequently they just wash over us without any difference being made.