Devout Jews wore clothing with four tassels (reminders to obey the Lord’s commands) and phylacteries (boxes containing Scripture passages, strapped to the head and one arm). While the mother of James and John wanted the Lord to promise that her sons would sit at His right and left in the kingdom, Pharisees already sought glory for themselves by wearing oversized cloak tassels and phylacteries. In a string of the Lord’s parables, a rich man ignored someone gravely impoverished right at his doorstep, tenant farmers killed to avoid turning over a vineyard owner’s share of the produce, and a father dealt with his sons, one prodigal and one jealous. Looking at the way we treat others, do we see a reflection of the Lord’s love and mercy toward us?