This story illustrates the possibility of an excruciating merger of love and justice. The judge was unwaveringly committed to justice and to upholding the law, yet at the same time he demonstrated the depth of his love for his mother by making the supreme personal sacrifice.

Some people think that Jesus came to this earth simply to provide us with a good example of how we ought to live our lives. But, if that's all he did, he actually made our problem worse. It's hard enough to follow the Ten Commandments, and now we have to follow the examples and teachings of Jesus just to qualify for Heaven? It's impossible! It's like throwing a drowning man a boulder. "Here maybe this'll help!"

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