parable of the young american
A young American ran to Jesus and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.’”
He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.”
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; love your neighbor as yourself – go, open your doors, welcome the immigrant, refugee, and sojourner, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had America first.