Matthew III
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:39 ESV)
Love is hard. We prefer to love others with ALMOST all of our heart, soul, and mind.
We hold back a bit. We stop loving others quite so much when they do not deserve it. We stop loving others quite so much when they have hurt us. We stop loving others quite so much when they have hurt someone else. We stop loving others quite so much when we feel sick. We stop loving others quite so much when we are afraid. We stop loving others quite so much when we do not feel loved. We stop loving others quite so much when facing injustice. We stop loving others quite so much when we do not feel like it. We stop loving others quite so much when it does not profit us. We stop loving others quite so much when we forget to love. We stop loving others quite so much when the other person is not likeable. We stop loving others quite so much… well… you get the idea.
Love your neighbor as yourself…. because that is how our brother, Jesus, loves us AND them.