There is a Rabbinic tale which tells of the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. (Think the 10 Commandments movie with Charleton Heston). When the Egyptians were drowned, so the tale runs, the angels began a song of praise, but God said sorrowfully: "The work of my hands are sunk in the sea, and you would sing before me?!" The love of God is such that He can never take pleasure in the destruction of any of the creatures whom His hands have made.
Today's scripture seems to be the words of Christ that are the most challenging to get our minds around as well as obey.
