The Most Important insrtuction

Our Love for God

God Commands Our Love, Respect, and Obedience:
Love and Devotion

Matthew 22:37-40 The Message

37-40 Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them.”

For Reflection

What does it mean to love God?  Loving God means that you are in a mutually advantageous relationship.  You are bound to God and God is bound to you.  You help God to further God's kingdom, and God helps you to discover the paths to comfort and joy.  One in a loving relationship must not place himself or herself above the other.  They enjoy an equitable share of the consequences and an equal share of the responsibilities.
In the same way, one must love others as one loves one's self. In this scenario, each is responsible and connected to the other, a symbiosis of Love. One vast network of loving souls.

Pray

Pray about all things so that you can strengthen your loving relationship with God.  Hold nothing back. Pray so that you can trust God and God can trust you.

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