by all ceremonial and ecclesiastical
requirements, and put his hand on love as the central law of life, both in
religion and ethics. It was a great simplification and spiritualization of
religion. But love is the social instinct which binds man and man together
and makes them indispensable to one another. Whoever demands love, demands
solidarity. Whoever sets love first, sets fellowship high.

_When Jesus speaks of love, what more than mere emotion does he mean?_

_Is love really the highest thing?_

_What do you think of the epigram of Augustine:_ AMA ET FAC QUOD VIS?

Second Day: Jesus Craving Friendship

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and
saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began
to be sorrowful and sore troubled. Then saith he unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and
watch with me. And he went forward a little, and fell on his face,
and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup
pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and
saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak. Again a second time he went away,
and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I
drink it, thy will be done. And he came again and found them
sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And he left them again, and
went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words.
Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on
now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son
of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us be
going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.--Matt. 26:36-46.

Jesus was personally very sociable. He evidently enjoyed mixing with
people. He liked the give-and-take of life. He had friendships. A group of
men and women gathered around him who gave him their devoted loyalty. He
in turn needed them. The denial of Peter and the betrayal of Judas hurt
him, partly because they were defections from the comradeship of his
group. In Gethsemane he craved friendship. He prayed to God, but he
reached out for Peter and Jo