Big Fish: Loving Neighbors into Legend (Matthew 22:37-39)

In Big Fish, Edward Bloom tells fantastical stories his son Will dismisses as lies. Only at his father's deathbed does Will understand: the stories were how Edward loved—transforming ordinary people into giants, witches, and mermaids because that's how he saw them. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart... love your neighbor as yourself." Edward loved extravagantly, seeing the extraordinary in ordinary neighbors. His "lies" were love letters to the world. Will finally tells his dying father one last story, completing the circle. Love isn't just accurate reporting; sometimes it's seeing people as God sees them—larger than life, worthy of legend.