One day Jesus is invited to the house of a Pharisee to have a meal. Jesus mixes with all kinds of people - tax collectors and Pharisees, religious people and non-religious people. He reaches out to all; no one is excluded. However, on this occasion the Pharisee is a little shocked that Jesus goes directly to the dining table without first washing His hands as the Jewish Law laid down. Jesus then criticises the Pharisees in general for being careful about the cleanliness of the outside of the cup even though inside, it is full of greed and evil. The Law emphasised external actions but Jesus is concerned with what goes on inside a person. Just keeping the rules, even religious rules, will not save anyone. What is needed is a loving heart which expresses itself in helping those in need. No one else may see what we do but God knows, because he is present in every loving act.