“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. And the second is like it: love others as yourself.” I always ask people, “Who are we called to love?” Most say God and others. But really there are three people we are to love. Love God, love others, in the same way as you love yourself. Let’s be honest, if we loved others the way we love ourselves then things would look pretty dismal given the results from the exercise above.
