and told you He had someone very dear to Him that He needed you to take care of. Someone that no one else could fully provide for, nurture, care for, feed, clothe, respect, get to church on Sundays, teach about life and faith and the sacraments, pray with, pray for and most of all, love. Jesus would tell you this person is a temple of His Spirit. Someone whose arms and hands Jesus would use for as instruments of His mercy and kindness. Someone whose mouth He would use to preach his Gospel. Someone who He wanted in Heaven with Him forever. Someone who suffered and died for, someone for whom He suffers still.
On this day of Pentecost realize Jesus has done just that with each one of us. That someone is you. He’s given you YOU. “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” is not only a commandment, it is a fact. We will love others to the extent we love ourselves.