How did they get all that on one little coin?

Have you killed anyone lately?

Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. Jesus said that. How nice of Him to give us this free pass. He must have known that we would not be able to live like He told us. He could not have really meant for us to treat our enemies with love, to not resist the evil doer. He could not have meant that we have no right to exact vengeance for wrongs that have been done.

So, he gave us an out. He let us have Caesar. Give it to Caesar, he'll do anything. And we'll wash our hands. Thank God we don't have to pull the trigger that is sending a bullet towards a person that may be the enemy, may not be. May be an adult, or maybe not. Caesar does that for us. Thanks Jesus, for giving us this way out.

Thank God that we don't have to decide whether the destruction of an entire country and the killing of thousands is justified to protect our way of life. Caesar does that for us. Thanks Jesus, for giving us this way out.

Thank God we don't have to kill a person for committing a crime. We don't have to pull a switch to electrocute, we don't have to inject the poison, Caesar does that for us. Thanks Jesus, for giving us this way out.

If only we could get Caesar to take over all the awkward things that are causing us discomfort.

If only he would put all the abortion providers and abortion seekers in jail, then we wouldn't have to struggle anymore with why there are so many abortions in the first place . . .

If only he would tell those who protest abortion that they must stop, then we wouldn't have to hear those things that trouble their hearts . . .

If only Caesar would create a comprehensive welfare and medical care system then we wouldn't have to deal with what creates and perpetuates poverty in the first place. . .

If only Caesar would do something about all these deadbeats on welfare, then we wouldn't have to deal with what creates and perpetuates poverty in the first place. . .

If only Caesar would do something with all these gays and lesbians then we wouldn't have to try to understand them . . .

If only Caesar would do something about these narrow straights and their prejudice, then we wouldn't have to try to understand them . . .

If only Caesar would kick all these illegal immigrants out of the country, then we wouldn't have to try to understand what made them leave the home of their birth . . .

If only we had embraced Jesus' other instructions as fully as we have this one.

Perhaps Jesus should have been more clear.

Maybe we should ask Caesar to tell us what Jesus really meant. Or maybe we already have.