Matthew 22:36-39

Matthew 22:36-39
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
 38 This is the first and great commandment.
 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Sonnet 741 Matthew 22:36-39

If you would know and keep these two commands
There is no better recipe or school
No better explanation of demands
Than what we call the Savior's Golden Rule.

And also there are parables He taught
That put some extra flesh upon this bone
See what the Good Samaritan has brought
Or think of  Sheep and Goats before the throne.

Or you could do a quick review of things
That give you so much joy you lose the cost
If such that turn your mind or pull heart strings
Are selfish or just vapid  then you're lost.

The only true and lasting lifetime art
Is serving God and man with all your heart.