Jesus' use of parables is his way of communicating a striking truth with significant love. In my own journey as a Christian person, the most amazing quality of God which has been so instructive to me, is that He approaches us with equal doses of love and truth. How different He is than us. When I see someone in error and that error has personally hurt me, I go for that person's jugular, to deliver the truth, but little or no love accompanies it. Hence, the person becomes defensive and flatly refuses the truth that could correct the error.

In this parable, Jesus shows himself to care both about the truth he wants to communicate and the manner in which it is cradled, via an earthly story. It serves to reiterate a precious principle to us: You and I will never be able to separate God's love …