The girl on the left is Rosina. She is a 14-year-old sex worker in Bangladesh.

When Jesus began His ministry he read from Isaiah to explain why He came, what He will do, and what the kingdom of God is --

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;

he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,

to preach deliverance to the captives,

and recovering of sight to the blind,

to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

His mission, and ours, is demanding, and it requires sacrifice, compassion and deep commitment to love our neighbor, even as we love ourselves.

The Pharisees would rather debate the scriptures, teach the scriptures and study the scriptures; but Jesus wanted them, and us, to live the scriptures. To walk as He walked, to love as He loved and to be known by that.

The Pharisees wanted a religion that kept them from the world; Jesus wanted His disciples to be in the world, working with the lost, the least, and the last.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you." John 15:12

Editorial Photo: GMB Akash