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 we manifest our love for God?
To love God is to discover more about Him, thus we need to thirst and
hunger for Him. We need to always be present at Holy Mass and feel His presence
there. We need to read the bible and be faithful to its teachings.
If we would read the first four gospels of the New Testament (Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John) we will have a better appreciation of the true to life
story of Jesus. To love God is to live His teachings as well.
After we have fully expressed our love for God the next commandment will
automatically set in (We shall love our neighbor as ourselves). What is this
love for our neighbor? Is this a selective kind of love or an encompassing
love?
The love for our neighbor 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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