When the Scribe asks Jesus In Mark 12:30 “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ “Love is the answer and hatred is the question. Perhaps what our nation needs now is Love and not all the hatred of our neighbors, our President or elected officials?