Gospel:
Mark 12:28-34
One of
the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the
commandments?” Jesus
replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with
all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One
and there is no other than he. And to love him with all your heart, with all
your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as
yourself is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” And when Jesus
saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from
the Kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Reflection:
How do
you manifest your love for God?
To love
God is to discover more about Him, thus you need to thirst and hunger for Him.
You need to be always present at Holy Mass and feel His presence there. You need to read the bible and be faithful to
its teachings.
If you
will read the first four gospels of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John) you will have a better appreciation of the true to life story of
Jesus. To love God is to live His
teachings as well.
After you
have fully expressed your love for God the next commandment will automatically
set-in (You shall love your neighbor as yourself). What is this love for our
neighbor? Is this a selective kind of love or an encompassing love?
The love
for our neigbor should always be an encompassing love and not a selective love.
Sometimes this is where we are deficient because we only choose the neighbor
that we love. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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