Jokes about lawyers are about as plentiful as puns about preachers. With apologies to my lawyer friends, I want to tell you two or three of my favorite lawyer jokes:

When lawyers die, why are they buried 600 feet underground? Because deep down they are really nice people. What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge. What do you get when you cross a librarian with a lawyer? All the information you need but you can’t understand a word of it.

What’s the problem with lawyer jokes? Lawyers don’t think they are very funny and no one else thinks they are jokes.

In our scripture lesson today, Jesus finds himself in a public debate with an expert lawyer. The lawyer raises the question of eternal life. Jesus replies, …