ll that you have and
give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come with
me." But when the man heard this, he looked sad, and he went away in
sorrow, for he had great wealth. Then Jesus looked around and said to
his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the
Kingdom of God!" They were surprised at his words, but again he said,
"Children, how hard it is for those who trust in wealth to enter the
Kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye
than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God." And they were so
astonished that they said, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at
them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for with
God everything is possible."

THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS

Once a lawyer asked Jesus, "What is the most important of all the
commandments?" Jesus answered, "The most important is: 'The Lord our God
is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart,
with your whole soul, with your whole mind and with your whole
strength.'

"The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There
is no other commandment greater than these."

The lawyer said to him, "Teacher, you have rightly and truly said,
'There is one God and there is none other. Also to love him, with all
one's heart, and with all one's understanding, and with all one's
strength, and to love one's neighbor as one loves himself is far more
than all whole-burnt offerings and sacrifices.'"

When Jesus saw that the lawyer had answered wisely, he said to him, "You
are not far from the Kingdom of God."

THE REWARDS OF MODESTY AND UNSELFISHNESS

Once Jesus went into the house of a leading Pharisee to dine. When he
saw how the guests chose the best places, he gave them this advice:
"When any one invites you to a marriage feast, do not sit down in the
best place, for perhaps the host has invited some one of higher rank
than yourself. Then the host will come to you and say, 'Make room for
this man,' and with shame you will take the lowest place.

"Instead, when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so
that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, come up higher.'
Then you will be honored in the sight of all your fellow guests. For
every one who puts himself forward will be humbled, but he who does not
put himself forward will be honored."

Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a dinner or a supper,