Reflection

“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.”
–Matthew 22:37-40

Prayer

Love in action,

You refuse to give us an easy way out of love’s true demands. You remind us that, in your eyes, love is never an abstract feeling or vague sentiment, and that this is nowhere important than in the way we show our love for you. If we say we love you, you tell us, we will show it in the way we treat all your children. Help us live into this calling more and more: to love you better by loving our neighbors. With all our heart, soul, and mind, we pray. Amen.

Call to Action

Let the rule of love guide me in all my encounters this day.