it's all about love and love // 2011.08.19

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As much as we are saddened by the antics of the Pharisees, their question to Jesus in today's Gospel is a good one: "which commandment in the law is the greatest?"

Jesus' answer is worth quoting in whole...

"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

Jesus mentions the word love in both the first and the second. Basically, the greatest commandment can be summarized by one verb... love! He goes on further by saying that all the rest depend on this. Therefore, whatever we do should be guided by love.

Do you follow God's commandments? As you do, never set aside the greatest of them, as that is what puts meaning to your actions.