Today, Jesus Christ —after overriding the Sadducees— He does it now with the Pharisees. His "method" is always the same: He picks the Scriptures. And through "God’s glance" everything is easier: avoiding "casuistry", the Master synthesizes all the Law and the Prophets in the twofold commandment of charity. If God is not a stranger to me but if, instead, I try to identify myself with His will, then it is not difficult to "discover" who is my neighbor.

Indeed, in God and with God I even love the person whom I do not even know. This can only take place on the basis of an intimate encounter with God, an encounter that has become a communion of will. Then I learn to look on this other person not simply with my eyes and with my feelings, but from the perspective of Jesus Christ. His friend is my friend.

—Only if I serve my neighbor can my eyes be opened to what you, O Lord, do for me and to how much You love me.