When pain and confusion seem endless - Hold on to love. We cultivate healing through kindness. - Hold on to love. Last week, Jesus tried to tell us to simplify things a bit, instead of worrying about those 613 commands in the Jewish law. Just concentrate on being loving people, not rule followers. Loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself fulfills the whole law and the prophets. . . Hold on to love, and the rest will take care of it

So another week, another Gospel, and another trap for Jesus. Remember last week, the Pharisees and the Herodians tried to trap Jesus by asking him if they should pay taxes to Caesar. If Jesus said yes, then he violated the Jewish belief in one God, as the coin paying the taxes had an image of Caesar on it where he claimed to be a God. If Jesus said no, then he would be seen as an insurrectionist, not supporting the Roman regime and could be put to death for that. The soluti